Central NY native sentenced to 5 years for Jan. 6 riot; it was ‘one of, if not the worst day’ of his life

Washington, D.C. — A Utica native and former geophysicist who fought with police outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 63 months in prison Thursday.

Jeffrey Sabol, who now lives in Colorado, was found guilty at a trial in August on robbery, assault and obstructing an official proceeding charges. He was seen on security cameras dragging a Capitol police officer down steps, where he was kicked and beaten with a flag pole by a mob.