Joseph Lee Howe is an American man from Kentucky, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:
He hails from Magnolia, LaRue County, Kentucky.
Aside from Magnolia, he has lived in other parts of Kentucky including Elizabethtown and Falls of Rough.
He previously lived in Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa, USA.
He and his wife worked at the same company in Elizabethtown.
He is 6’4″ all and his registered weight is 225 pounds.
On January 6, 2021, he and other Donald Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA while a joint session of Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 presidential election. He wore a camouflage jacket, a dark blue hat with white writing, blue jeans, dark gloves, brown shoes and a black backpack.
On April 12, 2021, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewed him. He confirmed that he traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 with several co-workers including Michael Sparks.
On October 24, 2022, FBI agents interviewed him at his workplace in Elizabethtown. He acknowledged wearing tactical gear including goggles and a facemask and picking up a police hat at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. On the same day, FBI agents searched his home in Magnolia and seized the light brown camo jacket, Trump beanie, black backpack and camo colored plate carrier vest he wore during the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
On October 26, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya signed a criminal complaint an FBI agent filed against him.
On October 28, 2022, he was arrested in Elizabethtown. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property and related misdemeanor offenses.
On August 1, 2023, he pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers.
On October 20, 2023, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced him to 50 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release and ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution.
He was 40 years old when he was sentenced on October 20, 2023 to 4 years and 2 months.
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If you have information about someone who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI.
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