Jan. 6 Rioter Samuel Lazar Secretly Sentenced, Cooperated with Authorities

Documents unsealed this week reveal Lazar's cooperation in investigations of the Capitol attack and an unrelated murder case.

Samuel Lazar, a participant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was sentenced in secret and has been cooperating with authorities in investigations of the attack and an unrelated murder case.
Lazar admitted to assaulting police officers with a chemical irritant and using a bullhorn to encourage other rioters to take officers' weapons.
He was sentenced to 30 months in prison during a sealed hearing last March, a sentence below the federal guidelines range due to his cooperation.
His case remained under seal even after his release in September, with no public record of a conviction or sentence.
The documents detailing Lazar's case were unsealed this week after a coalition of news outlets moved to publicly release records in his case.