Ralph Celentano III biography: 10 things about US Capitol rioter from Broad Channel, New York
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Ralph Joseph Celentano III is an American man from New York, United States. The state is around 226 miles away from Washington, D.C., USA.
On November 3, 2020, Joe Biden won the United States presidential election, defeating Donald Trump. On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. while a joint session of U.S. Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Biden’s victory.
During the riot, Celentano blind-side tackled a U.S. Capitol Police officer from behind. Here are 13 more things about him:
He is a resident of Broad Channel, New York.
Aside from Broad Channel, he has lived in other parts of New York including Rockaway Park, Lynbrook, Hewlett, Valley Stream and Brooklyn.
He previously lived in Toms River, New Jersey, USA.
On March 31, 2018, he attended a Jenny Albert Sea Turtle Foundation fundraiser in Broad Channel.
On January 6, 2021, he entered the U.S. Capitol building wearing a jacket and carrying a flag and a folding chair strapped to his back.
On March 9, 2022, he was arrested in Broad Channel.
On March 2, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui signed a criminal complaint filed by a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent against him.
On June 12, 2023, he was convicted of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, civil disorder and related misdemeanor offenses.
In December 2023, he turned 56.
On January 31, 2024, he was sentenced to by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly to 78 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.
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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