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ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE: RICHARD BARNETT

Richard “Bigo” Barnett, a retired firefighter from Arkansas, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in May 2023 for sitting in a chair and having his feet on a desk while smiling broadly for a camera.

Unfortunately for Barnett, the desk belonged to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The photo of Barnett remains one of the more memorable – and certainly less violent – images of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/08/954940681/man-who-posed-for-photos-sitting-at-desk-in-pelosis-office-has-been-arrested

Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced Barnett after he was found guilty of eight charges including obstruction of an official proceeding and theft of government property.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178099337/richard-barnett-who-put-his-feet-on-nancy-pelosis-desk-is-sentenced-to-over-4-ye

Before leaving the Capitol grounds, Barnett, using a bullhorn, told the crowd, “We took back our house, and I took Nancy Pelosi’s office!” said.

Barnett told a New York Times reporter that he had left a note on Pelosi’s desk that said, “Nancy, Bigo was here, you b—-.”

Barnett said in court that he regretted calling Pelosi what he referred to as the “crass” name.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/capitol-rioter-who-put-feet-pelosis-desk-regrets-crass-actions-that-brought-misery-family