Laurence Hammack
540-981-3239
If prosecutors get their way, a Botetourt County man who pepper-sprayed police during the riots at the U.S. Capitol will receive the toughest punishment delivered so far in the wide-reaching case.
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Patrick McCaughey III, 25, was sentenced to over seven years in prison - about half of what the prosecution was seeking.
