A person beforehand greatest recognized for putting fourth in a “sexy farmer” contest in Kentucky faces 30 days in jail for his participation within the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, in accordance with a sentencing suggestion filed in federal courtroom.
Jordan Revlett agreed to a plea deal in January on one rely of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building,” which carries a most sentence of six months in jail, far larger that what prosecutors requested for.
In addition to the 30 days, the U.S. Department of Justice is recommending Revlett spend 36 months on probation, carry out 60 hours of group service, and pay $500 in restitution.
During a January FBI interview at his household’s farm in Island, Kentucky, Revlett initially claimed {that a} police officer had let him into the constructing and nodded “like nothing was wrong” after he made eye contact, then he proceeded inside.
Revlett additionally made the declare on Snapchat after the riot, the place he posted a selfie together with the caption, “Just so you guys know a capitol police officer opened the door from inside to let us in.”
The declare, nonetheless, was undercut utterly by video the 22-year-old shared on Snapchat on the time he entered the Upper West Terrace door. No officer was current ― solely Revlett yelling “Holy shit!” as he handed via the door with high-pitched alarms blaring within the background.
Closed-circuit digicam footage of the within of the door, captured from a number of angles, additionally exhibits Capitol Police weren’t guarding the door on the time.
Once contained in the Capitol constructing, video exhibits Revlett loitered for 32 minutes, largely within the Capitol Rotunda.
At one level he acquired a bullhorn from a fellow rioter and commenced making what U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves described within the sentencing doc as “unknown announcements,” then “joined in chants with other rioters against the police.”
Friday’s sentencing memorandum notes that Revlett “has yet to express meaningful remorse” for taking part within the armed rebel, and that he continues to assert, absent any proof, {that a} Capitol Police officer inspired him inside.
Revlett’s case garnered extra consideration than a few of his friends’ due to his participation within the 2019 “She Thinks Her Farmer’s Sexy” contest, which sought to establish the sexiest farmer within the Kentucky tri-state space.
Revlett placed fourth. His sentencing is at the moment scheduled for July 6.
