
Father and son went to US Capitol on January 6 'to bond because they had not had a close relationship in the past,' lawyer says
CNN
A father and son were sentenced by a federal judge Thursday for their role in the January 6 US Capitol attack after pleading to a misdemeanor charge earlier this year.
DC District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced William Michael Sywak to 4 months home confinement and 2 years' probation and his son William Jacob "Billy" Sywak to 2 months home confinement and a year probation, plus $500 each in restitution.
The father and son, as well as their attorneys, described how the pair had been estranged since William Sywak left the family shortly after his son's birth but had been working on a better relationship leading up to January 6, 2021.

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