A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and later testified against one of his companions on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to six months of home detention. Russell Taylor had a knife on his chest and was carrying a hatchet in his backpack when he helped other rioters overrun a police line outside the Capitol.
WASHINGTON — A California man who organized a “group of fighters” to storm the U.S. Capitol — and later testified against one of his companions during theRussell Taylor had a knife on his chest and was carrying a hatchet in his backpack when he helped other rioters overrun a police line outside the Capitol.
“I thought about why I was there and the mistake I made on January 6th,” he said. “I thought about being charged with a crime by a country that I do love.” Taylor and Hostetter served together on the board of the American Phoenix Project. Hostetter founded the group to protest government restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its focus later shifted to conspiracy theories about election fraud.
Taylor flew to Washington while Hostetter drove across the country with weapons that Taylor would carry when he stormed the Capitol. After attending the rally, Hostetter and Taylor marched to the Capitol and approached a police line on the Lower West Terrace. Taylor cheered on rioters who broke through the police line, shouting, “Move forward, Americans!”
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