First rioter to enter Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to more than four years

The first rioter to enter the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the riot.  

Michael Sparks, 47, of Kentucky, was convicted by a federal jury on six counts in March, including interfering with police and obstructing Congress from certifying the 2020 election results. He was sentenced to 53 months in prison.

Prosecutors later asked to dismiss the count charging Sparks with obstruction of an official proceeding...