Athens man sentenced for role in January 6 Capitol riot

A federal judge in Washington on Monday sentenced Athens resident Noland Harold Kidd to 45 days in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling him “part of the first wave” of protesters to stream through a breached fire door on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol.

Kidd was arrested last June with his girlfriend, Savannah Danielle McDonald, after the FBI linked them to security camera footage and video interviews the two gave to journalists outside the Capitol. However, Kidd might have never come to Washington if his boss at Coca-Cola hadn’t offered him time off to attend the Stop the Steal rally that preceded the riot, according to his testimony Monday.

Kidd told the judge that worked for the soft drink giant in Elberton, where Coke has a bottling plant. He has since been fired, according to his attorney.

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