Before learning his sentencing, Sparks told the judge that he still believes the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud and "completely taken from the American public."
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who sentenced Sparks to four years and five months, told him that there was nothing patriotic about his prominent role in what was a "national disgrace."
"I am remorseful that what transpired that day didn't help anybody," Sparks said. "I am remorseful that our country is in the state it's in."
A police officer who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst for the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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