Peter Francis Stager (born 1978 or 1979) is an American truck driver and convicted criminal who attacked a police officer with a flagpole during the January 6 United States Capitol attacks.

Peter Francis Stager
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTruck driver
Known forParticipation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Conviction(s)Assaulting, resisting, or impeding a police officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon
Criminal penalty4 years and 4 months in prison

Biography

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Peter Francis Stager is a truck driver from Conway, Arkansas[1] who was born in 1978 or 1979.[1]

While participating in the January 6 United States Capitol attacks he assaulted a Metropolitan Police Department officer with a flagpole, striking him three times.[1] Video footage from the day captured Stager stating that "death is the only remedy" for politicians in the Capitol building.[2]

On January 12, an informant provided his name to the FBI.[2] After voluntarily surrendering to police,[3] Stager was arrested on January 14, 2021,[4] and held in Pulaski County Detention Center[3] and the D. C. jail[5] He was indicted by a grand jury, and his trial was initially delayed.[6]

Stager pleaded guilty to "assaulting, resisting, or impeding a police officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon" on February 16, 2023.[4] On July 24, 2023, he was sentenced to four years and four months in prison by judge Rudolph Contreras.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arkansas man gets four-year term for beating Capitol officer with flagpole". The Guardian. 2023-07-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "US Capitol rioter who beat officer with flagpole sentenced". BBC News. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. ^ a b Hayes, Scott Carroll, Mills (2021-01-14). "Authorities ID Arkansas man as pro-Trump rioter who beat officer with US flagpole". KATV. Retrieved 2023-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b Sarnoff, Marisa (2023-02-16). "Arkansas man who joined mob beating of cop on Jan. 6 pleads guilty". Law & Crime. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ^ Bowden, Bill (2022-08-03). "Conway man's Capitol riot trial set for Dec. 5". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  6. ^ Roberts, Adam (2021-09-24). "TRIAL DELAYED: Arkansas man accused of beating officer with US flag". KHBS. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  7. ^ Kunzelman, Michael (2023-07-24). "Man who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot is sentenced to over 4 years in prison". AP News. Retrieved 2023-07-25.