Ex-police chief caught with hatchet in Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to 11 years

In preparation for Jan. 6, Hostetter, 59, brought hatchets, knives, stun batons, pepper spray and tactical gear to D.C. for himself and others, according to the Department of Justice.

• He was found on Capitol grounds with a hatchet in his backpack.
• After representing himself at trial, Hostetter was found guilty of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and three other counts earlier this year.
• In December 2020, he told a crowd of fellow Trump supporters that when Congress was in session on Jan. 6 he intended to "choke that city off, fill it with patriots, and then those people behind the walls of the Senate and the House are gonna be listening to us chanting outside those walls."
• Before the Capitol riot, Hostetter also said Trump's political enemies should be executed.
• Hostetter was the chief of police for the La Habra Police Department in California and later became a yoga instructor.

What they're saying: The Justice Department said Thursday that 1,230 people have been charged for their actions surrounding the Capitol riot.

• It added that more than 440 individuals have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, which is a felony.

The big picture: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said earlier this week that he would ensure that the faces of those who participated in Jan. 6 would be blurred out when he releases footage.

• He said the blurring was necessary to protect people who potentially committed crimes from being charged by the Justice Department.

What's next: Four of Hostetter's co-defendants were found guilty of several offenses in November and are awaiting sentencing.

Go deeper: House speaker says he'll blur some Jan. 6 footage to protect rioters