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Alan Hostetter, ex-police chief who brought hatchet to Capitol on Jan. 6, sentenced to 11 years in prison

www.cbsnews.com Alan Hostetter, ex-police chief who brought hatchet to Capitol on Jan. 6, sentenced to 11 years in prison

A former California police chief who brought a hatchet to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his role in the siege.

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hey! i have a cool, functional hatchet. it's for camping. basically making firewood from dead branches.

medieval warfare in the 21st century.. what?
- Don't matter what year it is. Axes chop meat. If we don't cut this nonsense short, it'll chop meat in your neighborhood too.
- Secret Service was still running the metal detectors and confiscating guns
  
  so... metal detectors wouldn't find hatchets?
  
  depends on the hatchet.
  
  gonna go back to the stone age!
- I dunno, maybe he thought he could chop down a door or something?
  
  Secret Juggalo.

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