Overview
- U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto sentenced Braun to 27 months in federal prison, with credit for roughly seven months he has been jailed since his April arrest.
- Prosecutors said Braun swung an IV pole at a nurse and threatened to kill her, sexually assaulted his family's nanny, menaced a synagogue congregant, and repeatedly evaded bridge tolls.
- The government sought the five-year maximum, arguing he remained a serious danger, while the defense cited a substance-fueled psychiatric crisis and steps toward sobriety and counseling in custody.
- Matsumoto told Braun not to squander his chance and ordered post-release supervision with treatment requirements following his prison term.
- Braun previously pleaded guilty in a major marijuana-smuggling case, received a 10-year sentence in 2019, and was freed when President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in January 2021 with supervision intact.