![]() Joseph Leyden's attorney claimed he "had no intention of engaging in any physical confrontation that day," and reacted "instinctively" when he saw a young woman around his daughters' age land at his feet during the riot. His brother, Joseph Leyden, 57, of LaGrange, was sentenced to 6 months in prison on Wednesday, after also pleading guilty in May to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.Īfter his brother helped the mob breach barricades outside the Capitol, Joseph Leyden joined other rioters in confronting police officers who were trying to set up a new barricade using bike racks, and lunged at and pushed an officer, before another officer knocked him to the ground, and he retreated back into the crowd. Federal prosecutors said Daniel Leyden raised his arms in celebration after helping rioters breach a police barricade outside the U.S. He continues to be contrite and understands his conduct will come with criminal sanctions," attorney Thomas Leinenweber wrote in asking for Daniel Leyden to be sentenced to only a year of house arrest and 3 years of probation.ĭaniel Leyden was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in May to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon. ![]() He is mortified by his behavior and terribly regrets his conduct. "Leyden got swept away by the mob, and with it, so too did most of his better judgment and character. He worked as an electrician for the Chicago Park District for 23 years before he was fired in 2022, when he was charged for his role in the insurrection, according to his defense attorney's sentencing memo. 6, 2021, helping "set the tone" of the insurrection.ĭaniel Leyden also raised his arms in celebration after the rioters successfully dismantled barricades and began marching toward the Capitol, according to prosecutors. ![]() Federal prosecutors say Daniel Leyden helped a mob of rioters breach a police barricade outside the U.S. "It is not hyperbolic to say that Leyden's collapsing of the police line at Peace Circle helped set the mob's tone for the rest of January 6," prosecutors wrote in recommending that Leyden be sentenced to 6 years in prison. Chicagos Very Own WGN-TV tells news stories from Chicago and its suburbs, northwest Indiana and southern Wisconsin. Capitol Police" at the Peace Monument outside the Capitol and "was one of the handful of rioters directly responsible" for breaching a police barricade, leading to a significant injury to a Capitol police officer. ![]() 6, 2021, by helping rioters break through barricades, injuring several police officers.įederal prosecutors said Daniel Leyden, 56, "was at the forefront of the mob that rushed the barricades set up by U.S. CHICAGO (CBS) - A former Chicago Park District electrician has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for helping "set the mob's tone" at the U.S. ![]()
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