Overview

• Former California police chief Alan Hostetter was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
• Hostetter was convicted of four felony charges, including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and trespassing with a deadly weapon.
• Prosecutors argued that Hostetter planned with others for months to obstruct the Electoral College vote count on Jan. 6, 2021, believing that the 2020 election was stolen.
• On the day of the Capitol riots, Hostetter came prepared with tactical gear, knives, a hatchet, pepper spray and other materials.
• Hostetter was charged alongside four other members of the group “DC Brigade,” which organized activity before the riots. Three other members were also found guilty at trial, while a fourth pleaded guilty to similar charges.