Massachusetts Woman Sentenced for Plotting Assassination of Scott Bessent
· World · The Independent, rt
Riley English, a 26-year-old from South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced to six years and one month in prison for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English admitted to traveling to the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2025, with homemade firebombs and a knife during Bessent's Senate confirmation. Judge Rudolph Contreras noted that the devices were incapable of igniting and that the attack had a negligible chance of success. The defendant, who has been in custody for 20 months, will receive credit for time served and will face three years of supervised release. Defense attorneys argued that English was in a diminished mental state due to fears regarding the second Trump administration.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing security concerns surrounding politically motivated violence in the U.S. and the legal consequences for individuals targeting high-ranking government officials.
Read the original report — The Independent
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