Navy Reservist Who Was at Jan. 6 Riot Gets 3 Years on Gun Charges – By Konstantin Toropin (Military.com) / Apr 13 2023
A federal judge in Virginia sentenced a Navy reservist to 36 months in jail on gun charges Thursday. The man has also been convicted of a host of charges stemming from his role in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Petty Officer 1st Class Hatchet Speed, a cryptologic technician, was charged with three felony counts of possessing unregistered silencers, according to court documents that were filed in September 2022. Speed held a top-secret clearance and worked for a defense contractor.
Speed’s participation in the riot that took place amid efforts to certify the 2020 national election was notable because, as court records later revealed, he had hopes of copying other famous domestic terrorists and praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
In March, Speed was found guilty of five charges related to his activity at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and he is still awaiting sentencing on those convictions.
