RICHMOND, Va. -- A father and son from Richmond were both sentenced to prison time for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
According to court documents, Farhad Azari and his son, Farbod "Francis" Azari were filmed on cell phone video "breaking through a police barricade and running up the steps of the Capitol and inside the building while the police were retreating."
Farhad's cell phone records showed that he traveled from Richmond to Washington D.C. on January 6, staying in the vicinity of the Capitol building for over four hours. Records showed that his phone was back in Richmond by 8:55 p.m. that same night.
Farbod Azari, Farhad's son, was also sentenced for his participation in the Capitol attack.
Court documents say that he "spat at the line of officers" in front of the Capitol building and joined in an attempt to "kick at and stomp on the gate" separating rioters from police officers.
Conversations two weeks after the attack between the Azari's were also included in court documents. Both discussed deleting social media and photo evidence from January 6.
Both father and son were charged with a number of violations, including civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers with a deadly/dangerous weapon, and entering and remaining in a restricted building with a deadly/dangerous weapon.
Farhad Azari received a sentence of 30 months in prison, to run concurrently. Farbod Azari received a sentence of 50 months in prison, to run concurrently.
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