US man, 19, to spend 14 days in jail on Capitol riot charges. Here's how Snapchat led to arrest


A person holds a candle during a vigil in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol. — AP

A 19-year-old Feasterville man will spend 14 days behind bars for his involvement with the attempt to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election.

Prosecutors were seeking a 45-day sentence for Leonard Pearso Ridge, whose lawyers asked US District Judge James Boasberg sentence Ridge only to probation.

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