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C0RI0LANUS

(2,395 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 06:17 AM 17 hrs ago

Attempted Attack on the White House with a Rented Box Truck Results in 8-Year Sentence for Missouri Man

Source: US Department of Justice

Sai Varshith Kandula (20) of St. Louis, MO was sentenced in US District Court to 96 months in federal prison for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on 22 May 2023 in an attack that aimed to overthrow the democratically elected government of the United States in order to replace it with a dictatorship fueled by Nazi ideology.

Kandula pleaded guilty on 13 May 2024, to a charge of willful injury or depredation of property of the United States before US District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. Kandula is an Indian national who was born in Chandanagar, India. At the time of the incident, he was a lawful permanent resident of the US with a green card. In addition to the prison term, Judge Friedrich ordered Kandula to serve three years of supervised release.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/attempted-attack-white-house-rented-box-truck-results-8-year-sentence-missouri-man




(Photo: Rockwood School District)

Kandula admitted to investigators that he would have arranged for the killing of the US President and others if necessary to achieve his objective. His actions were calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion.

The lunatic was armed with a Nazi Swastika banner and no firearm.

Kandula’s actions caused $4,322 in damage to the National Park Service.

Demsrule86 wrote about the defendant on DU:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100217937960

Kandula clearly needs mental hygiene assistance which hopefully the BOP can provide.


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C0RI0LANUS

(2,395 posts)
5. Barricades stopped and disabled his truck. Police arrived and arrested the lunatic Nazi.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 07:34 AM
16 hrs ago

C0RI0LANUS

(2,395 posts)
7. Ah, so. Thank you, Navy! I'm just a sleepy Army guy. Yes, I guess the lunatic succeeded, ushering in another lunatic.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 07:58 AM
16 hrs ago

Congrats to the Squids who broke their losing streak to the Black Knights.

rampartd

(1,186 posts)
3. needs mental hygiene assistance?
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 07:00 AM
17 hrs ago

needs electroshock therapy, but trump will pardon him and appoint him somewhere in homeland security.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,395 posts)
4. I'm not certain if the defendant needs psychological or psychiatric care as he was deemed fit to stand trial.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 07:31 AM
16 hrs ago
But clearly Sai Varshith Kandula needs some sort of mental hygiene assistance before Trumpf pardons him.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,395 posts)
9. Hi kimbutgar: After his sentence is up in eight years, Kandula will be FedEx-ed home courtesy of ICE.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 03:05 PM
9 hrs ago
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