Thomas Sibeck, the 37-year-old Buffalo, New York man who was one of the people who attacked DC Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone and stole his radio, was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $7,500 fine, according to the Associated Press.
While Sibeck didn’t physically assault Fanone, he stole the officers radio and badge. Sibeck buried Fanone’s badge in his backyard; the radio, valued at $5,000, was not recovered. After spending months in the DC jail, he was released to home confinement at his parents’ home in Buffalo. (While in home confinement, he asked the court to allow him to use dating apps on his phone.)
Other members of the mob got much harsher sentences: Daniel Rodriguez, who attacked Fanone with the stun gun, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison last month. Kyle Young was sentenced to over 7 years in prison. Albuquerque Head–that is his actual name–was sentenced to 7½ years.