Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items

Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items

A participant in the January 6 attack pardoned by Donald Trump was recently arrested for burglary and vandalism in Virginia in what is believed to be the first incidence of new charges for a person who took part in the 2021 US Capitol insurrection.

Zachary Alam received one of the longest prison sentences, eight years, for his part in the violence committed in Washington DC by Trump supporters attempting to keep him in office after his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden.

The judge at his sentencing noted that officers called him “by far the loudest, the most combative and the most violent of the rioters”.

Alam, who has previous convictions including auto theft and driving under the influence, was found in a nearby neighborhood and arrested and charged with felony residential burglary and misdemeanor vandalism, the newspaper said.

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
    37·
    3 days ago

    I wonder if there’s a higher crime rate among pardoned Capitol rioters than there is among undocumented immigrants…

    • nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      15·
      3 days ago

      Given undocumented immigrants are being scooped up at court, they have a very good reason to stay out of trouble.

      Meanwhile the insurrectionists have been emboldened.

      I think you may be onto something here

    • BassTurd@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 days ago

      I feel like I’ve read that immigrants as a whole commit less crimes per capita than natural born citizens. Which makes sense because of their situation, not wanting to get deported and all.

      I have nothing to source that, but I saw it somewhere, and to me it makes sense.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      3 days ago

      You hardly have to wonder. Its a simple counting exercise.

      And I can’t help but suspect getting a free pass on this scale is a huge motivating factor for a lot of these guys. If I got pardoned after J6, I could easily see the delusions gripping me to the point where I assumed I was untouchable, too.

    • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Make an educated guess.
      Capitol rioters already proved they don’t care about the law.
      Undocumented immigrants do care, because they don’t want to attract attention.
      I know whom to bet on.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    Surprise surprise, the guy who did the crime and didn’t have to do the time did more crimes.

  • MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world
    5·
    3 days ago

    It’s almost like they were a bunch of criminals. Southerners were criminals sent to America from England. They later became confederates. After the civil war they became outlaws in the west. The same criminal elements are with us today, rioters at the US capitol, supporters of a criminal president.