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Seven Days reporters break story of sole Vermonter convicted for Jan. 6 Capitol riots

A crowd of people waving flags at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
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Nicholas Languerand at the Capitol with his Pepe the Frog flag on Jan. 6.

More than 700 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where a mob of pro-Trump supporters broke windows, assaulted police officers and sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives. But of those people facing criminal charges from that day, only one of them is a Vermonter.

We speak with Seven Days reporters Derek Brouwer and Colin Flanders about their article, “Capitol Offense: Nicholas Languerand's Quest for 'Belonging' Led Him to QAnon, the Insurrection — and Now Prison.”

The article explains how Nicholas Languerand, 26, came to follow QAnon and a host of increasingly common online conspiracy theories from his home in the Lamoille County town of Wolcot, and eventually made his way to the nation’s Capitol one year ago. He ultimately pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon, and was sentenced to 44 months.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.