NOW: Sentencing begins in Capitol riot case of Howard Richardson, who's pleaded guilty to assault/resisting police. Feds seek nearly 4-years prison
They argue he swung "metal pole to strike a police officer three times, stopping only when the metal pole broke"
FLASH: Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentences Capitol riot defendant Howard Richardson to 46-months prison
She criticizes Richardson for trying to "minimize" his role on Jan 6. Judge: "The events of January 6 were an Insurrection.. not a protest. Certainly not a peaceful one"