WASHINGTON, D.C. (WGHP) – Another North Carolina resident is headed to federal prison for their role in the deadly Jan. 6, U.S. Capitol insurrection. Lewis Easton Cantwell of Waynesville, who pleaded guilty on March 24 to one of six original charges, was sentenced to five months in prison, based on federal court records that were updated Wednesday. Cantwell is one of the 25 defendants from the state, charged for being among the thousands allegedly inspired by Trump’s unfounded rhetoric about a stolen election, who stormed the Capitol in a violent effort to disrupt the constitutional process of confirming President Joe Biden’s legitimate election in November 2020.
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