Antionne Brodnax, generally known as Bugzie the Don, was noticed in images contained in the Capitol constructing on Jan. 6
A rapper who posed on the Capitol riots for an album cowl will spend 5 months behind bars.
On Monday, a federal choose sentenced Antionne Brodnax, who performs as Bugzie the Don, to 5 months in jail after he entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and used a photograph of himself posing in entrance of the Capitol constructing as the quilt for his LP, The Capital, in line with WUSA, a CBS affiliate.
Final yr, Brodnax pleaded responsible to 4 misdemeanor counts, and prosecutors requested that he spend 21 months in jail attributable to his stacked felony report.
The rapper’s legal professional requested that he be sentenced to probation with house detention, describing him as an entrepreneur and a “nice neighborhood asset.” (On Tuesday, he posted images of beanies and clothes for his seeming model “Don Standing” on his Instagram.)
On Instagram, he reshared his album cowl on his tales and wrote, “TBH… They solely stand for them however I used to be selected [sic] to face for us… What’s understood don’t should be defined.”
He additionally reposted screenshots of reports protection about his sentencing, and shared a publish asking journalists to achieve out for “interview inquiries.”
Brodnax was beforehand convicted in Virginia and Maryland for manufacturing a managed substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm, per WUSA.
The rapper — who featured riot-themed songs on his album — will now spend 5 months behind bars adopted by a yr of probation.