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Jackson Co man sentenced for role in Capitol riot

Glen Mitchell Simon FBI agents said they received a tip the day after the attacks that Glen Mitchell Simon was parts of the siege. Agents tied him to the attacks through posts on a Facebook page. (PHOTO: FBI)

A Jackson County man is the latest to be sentenced for his role in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol: Glenn Simon of Jefferson gets eight months in federal prison. He’s the tenth Georgian to be sentenced in the aftermath of last year’s unrest in Washington; another dozen are pending.

In the sentencing hearing, a federal judge told Simon to use common sense “before just blindly doing what a political figure says.”

The 31 year-old Simon, before the sentence was handed down, tearfully told the judge the riot occurred during a difficult time in his life, one that included divorce proceedings.

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant hosts Classic City Today, 6-10 weekday mornings on 98.7FM & AM 1340 WGAU in Athens.

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