Overview

• Larry Fife Giberson, a former Princeton student, has been sentenced to two months in prison and six months of home detention for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He had driven to the Capitol with his mother and got separated before entering the tunnel where the assaults on police officers occurred.
• Giberson pleaded guilty to a felony over the summer, admitting that he obstructed or interfered with law enforcement officers. During the attack, he participated in coordinated pushing and pulling against the police and chanted 'drag them out!' as officers were assaulted.
• Giberson studied political science with a focus on American ideas and institutions, and expressed his belief in the 'correct' certification of the Electoral College votes. His involvement led to a backlash on campus, with some arguing that the university should have withheld his diploma.
• During his sentencing, Giberson expressed remorse and shame for his actions at the Capitol. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said he believes Giberson was genuinely remorseful. Despite the prosecution seeking 11 months of incarceration, the judge gave a reduced sentence citing Giberson's youth.
• With Giberson's sentencing, more than 400 attendees of the Jan. 6 attack have been sentenced to periods of incarceration. Approximately 1,200 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes, and over 800 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted.