Gracyn Courtright, a Trump supporter who took part in the January 6 invasion of the U. S. Capitol building (and then bragged about it on social media), has been sentenced to one month in jail and then a year of supervised release. She’s super-sorry, y’all. https://twitter.com/holtgoodman1/status/1471954493537284098 From HuffPost:
Gracyn Courtright, who was a senior at the University of Kentucky when she joined the mob at the Capitol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper.
Courtright pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of unlawfully and knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds in August. Images show her walking about the Capitol with a wooden “Members only” sign that she eventually turned over to a law enforcement officer after being ordered to do so.
“Infamy is just as good as fame. Either way I end up more known. XOXO,” she posted after the riot. “Can’t wait to tell my grandkids i was here!” she posted with photos of her at the Capitol.
“I thought it was cool,” she wrote in a private message to another Instagram user who confronted her about her conduct. “idk what treason is.”
Courtright became so emotional while trying to read her statement to the court at the sentencing she broke down to the point a nurse had to check her out. She told the judge she feels “so much shame” from her participation, and will “never be the same girl again.” Related: ‘QAnon Shaman’ Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Capitol Riot It seems Ms. Gracyn Courtright also became aware that when she applies for a job in the future, companies will most likely do an internet search of her name and find out about her infamous activities. Courtright is actually lucky because she agreed to her guilty plea BEFORE footage of her in the Senate chamber was discovered. Had that come to light sooner, she could have been charged with a felony and faced between 15 to 21 months in federal prison. https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1471860625672396800 Before sentencing her, Judge Cooper noted that Courtright hadn’t even bothered to vote in the 2020 election. “In my view, if you or any citizen for that matter wants to participate in democracy … casting an informed vote is the price of admission, that’s the ticket to ride,” he said.
Judge notes that Courtright didn’t even vote in the election. “Casting an informed vote is the price of admission, that’s the ticket to ride,” he said. “It’s not sports, it’s certainly not resorting to violence when your team doesn’t win the game.”
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 17, 2021
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