Pennsylvania Man Awaiting Sentencing Over January 6th Commits Suicide

A Pennsylvania man named Mark Aungst who was set to be sentenced over his presence in the Capitol on January 6th has committed suicide. He was 47-years-old and leaves behind a daughter and other family members.

Hasn’t all of this gone far enough?

Penn Live reports:

Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has diedA Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died.The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport, was ruled a suicide, Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. said.Aungst pleaded guilty June 27 in District of Columbia federal court to a charge of demonstrating or parading in a restricted building. His sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 27 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. He could have been sentenced up to six months in prison and fined $5,000.Aungst and co-defendant Tammy A. Bronsburg, who pleaded guilty to the same charge, traveled by bus to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 for President Trump’s “stop the steal” rally. They then joined others and marched to the Capitol…Neither assaulted a police officer nor stole or damaged government property, the prosecutor had said at a previous court proceeding.

According to this November 2021 report from Penn Live, Aungst offered to perform community service as punishment, but his offer was rejected:

Pa. man suggests community service as punishment for his part in Capitol attack, but government rejects itA Lycoming County man has rejected the government’s plea offer to resolve charges against him stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.Also, the government has rejected a counter offer from Mark R. Aungst, 46, of South Williamsport, that had him escape prosecution if he completed 50 hours of community service.The rejections were revealed Friday during a telephone conference with District of Columbia federal Judge Reggie B. Walton.

Earlier this year, another Pennsylvania man named Matthew Perna also committed suicide while awaiting sentencing over January 6th.

According to Julie Kelly, this is the third suicide.

People are expressing sadness and anger on Twitter.

What’s being done to the January 6th defendants is un-American, and it’s past time for our leaders in Washington to say so in a unified voice.

Tags: 2020 Presidential Election, Capitol Hill Riot January 2021, Pennsylvania

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