The man who went viral in a photo showing his feet propped up on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office suite during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was denied a request to have the rest of the summer to “arrange for his affairs” before starting a four-and-a-half year prison sentence, Law&Crime reported.
The federal judge overseeing his case also denied Richard “Bigo” Barnett's request to be sent to a low-security camp to serve out his term.
“Defendant has had ample time since his conviction to prepare for his incarceration and presents no compelling reasons to justify additional delay,” U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote in a brief order.
“Defendant’s request for a recommendation for a (Bureau of Prisons) placement beyond 500 miles from his home in order to qualify him for a minimum-security facility is also DENIED. Determinations regarding security-level placements lie in the sound discretion of BOP based on its internal criteria. The Court generally plays no role in those determinations.”
Barnett claimed that he had to "earn some extra income" for his disabled significant other before he goes away. "Additionally, he needs to do repairs to her home to make sure everything is in working order and other miscellaneous projects that will be unduly burdensome on her as she is not in a financial position to hire someone to do these projects," his lawyers argued.
Barnett was convicted of eight charges and initially faced up to 20 years in prison. Court documents say he spent 10 minutes in Pelosi’s office but left after he was hit with pepper spray. While in her office, he wrote a note to Pelosi calling her a “b---h” and reportedly took an envelope from her desk, later presenting it to other rioters as a “trophy.”
Read the full report over at Law&Crime.