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Sussex County Man Receives 41 Months Sentence for Role in Insurrection Attempt

Scott Fairlamb handed longest jail term for U.S. Capitol attack

James Hickey by James Hickey
November 11, 2021
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A federal judge handed down the harshest sentence stemming from the Jan. 6 failed insurrection attempt of Donald Trump supporters to a North Jersey resident who punched a police officer on that day.

Hardyston resident Scott Fairlamb was given a sentence of 41 months on Nov. 10 after pleading guilty in August to assaulting a police officer and obstructing a governmental function. Fairlamb’s sentence marked the first among over 210 people charged with assaulting, impeding or resisting police officers during the Capitol riot.

During the sentencing hearing, federal prosecutors showed evidence of Fairlamb’s “swift, violent” assault on a D.C. Metropolitan police officer through videos and screenshots from that day.

Assault of Officer

Leslie Goemaat, a federal attorney, pointed to video that captured Fairlamb trailing Metropolitan officers as they walked in line through the angry mob, yelling in officers’ faces including “Are you an American? Act like [expletive] ones! You guys have no idea what the [expletive] you’re doing.” Fairlamb then is shown pushing an officer and punching his helmet.

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Prosecutors submitted a photo Fairlamb took in front of an “Area Closed” sign near the Capitol, smiling with his middle finger up, as well as videos of him inciting the crowd as he climbed scaffolding. 

Actions Afterwards

The federal attorney presented evidence of Fairlamb’s behavior that continued in the days after the riot as well. Three days later, prosecutors said, he took video of himself threatening, “They pulled the pin on the grenade; the blackout is coming. What a time to be a patriot.”

“But what will happen with all these unhinged liberals if this happens?” someone asked him on Instagram on Jan. 9. “War Vs patriots…They don’t want that lol,” Fairlamb responded.

Additionally, Fairlamb stated online that he wasn’t worried and that he would “go again” to the U.S. Capitol.

Expressing Remorse

Fairlamb’s social media accounts indicated that he subscribed to the QAnon conspiracy theory and promoted a bogus claim that former President Donald Trump would become the first president of “the new Republic” on March 4. 

In addressing the court, Fairlamb expressed contrition for his “irresponsible, reckless behavior…This is not who I am, not who I was raised to be. I truly regret my actions that day. I have nothing but remorse.”

Fairlamb, the owner of the now shuttered gym in Pompton Lakes and the brother of a Secret Service agent who was assigned to protect former first lady Michelle Obama, told federal authorities in a recent interview that “he had been duped by the social media that he had consumed prior to the riot and was deeply regretful for his conduct on January 6…He stated that he felt great shame over his conduct.”

Defense Plea

Defense attorney Harley Breite asked U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C. Judge Royce Lamberth to sentence his client to time served or home detention. Fairlamb has been in a Washington prison since his Jan. 22 arrest at his Hardyston home.

Breite described Fairlamb’s conduct as “aberrational,” saying he “lived his life by certain principles” and violated those principles “in one moment, and his whole life is forever changed…The sum of any man’s life cannot be his worst moment.”

Arguing for Fairlamb to be sentenced to time-served and released on six months of home confinement, his attorney noted “Had this not occurred on federal property, my client would be facing a trespassing and simple assault (case) in any municipal court in this country. Most importantly, my client has expressed sincere remorse for his actions of that day. And those actions are not indicative of who he really is.”

Officer Impact Statement

Judge Lamberth described it as “a sad case,” noting how at one point Fairlamb stopped to ask officers if they needed help during the attack on the Capitol. The judge praised Fairlamb for taking a quick plea deal, saying had he gone to trial, “I don’t think there’s any jury that could have acquitted you.” 

Despite feeling that Fairlamb’s remorse was sincere, Lamberth found the officer’s victim impact statement to be “powerful” and Fairlamb’s actions “too serious” to go below sentencing guidelines.

In the letter read to the court, the unnamed officer said in his 12 years on the police force “he had never felt the dread and the fear he felt when he responded to the call that the Capitol had been breached.”

“He was alone when he responded to that call…he did not have a partner, he did not have a platoon,” Goemaat said. “He told the court in his statement ‘It was the scariest day’ of his career.”

Fairlamb was facing 20 years on each count, but the court’s probationary department calculated a sentencing guideline between 41 and 51 months in prison. The judge had no issue with recommending Fairlamb’s move to a prison in New Jersey, but it would be at the discretion of the U.S. attorney general.

Raising Money Online

In the 10 months since the failed insurrection attempt by Trump supporters, about 675 defendants have been arrested in nearly all states. About 140 police officers were assaulted on that day, with at least nine people who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 died during or after the rioting—including Capitol Police Officer and South River native Brian Sicknick, who collapsed after he was sprayed by rioters with a chemical irritant. Four other police officers have died by suicide since then. Estimates from May 2021 show the attack caused about $1.5 million worth of damage to the Capitol building.

Prosecutors asked Lamberth to fine Fairlamb for capitalizing on his crimes, although the judge did not do so. Fairlamb has raised over $31,000 through a Christian crowdfunding site with hundreds of dollars coming in during the hours after his sentencing. The money, according to the fundraiser set up by his wife, will be used to pay their mortgage, medical insurance, lawyer fees and monthly bills. Fairlamb was ordered to pay $2,000 toward the restoration efforts.

“Moving forward, I’m ready to pick up the pieces and write a new chapter in my life and put this in the rearview mirror,” Fairlamb told the judge. “Go home with my family and get back to doing what I do best.”

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  1. Robert Atkinson says:
    1 year ago

    As one source says: “As nouns the difference between insurrection and riot is that insurrection is an organized opposition to an authority; a mutiny; a rebellion while riot is wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.”

    By this standard, January 6 clearly was a a riot, not an insurrection. A responsible media has the responsibility of using words responsibly and accurately. Otherwise, the media that fans the flames is irresponsible and part of the problem.

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  2. James says:
    1 year ago

    Um, I see no weapons on these “insurrectionists.” (The only weapons were in the hands of the Feds, who shot and killed Ashley Babbitt.) And videos clearly show the capitol police peacefully ushering in the “insurrectionists.” I guess if you keep repeating the same language over and over, some of the gullible public will buy it. But most will not, and that’s why the media have lost the trust of most of the country.

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  3. Gary Lynn says:
    1 year ago

    There was plenty of organization, which has already been shown by the Congressional investigating committee. Much more detail to follow. This guilty defendant had heard of the event and placed himself there. There was nothing spontaneous about it for Anyone showing up at trump’s bequest that day. Spontaneous “rioters” don’t bring bear spray, weapons and wear body armor. He “wasn’t raised that way.” Hoping his parents locked him in his room on occasion for bad behavior as a child at least, which will make his adaptation to prison life a tad easier.

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  4. S Kent Troy says:
    1 year ago

    He assaulted a cop. he belongs in jail. However calling that Charlie Foxtrot an “insurrection” is a joke akin to saying Trump was an agent of Putin. Careful NJ News, your bias is showing, again..

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  5. Kris says:
    1 year ago

    It was an attempt of an insurrection. There is way too much evidence that has come to light that clearly shows that this was an organized attempt. The fact that they were unsuccessful, does not make it a riot.

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  6. dirk says:
    1 year ago

    There is no Sane or honest interpretation of the events of Jan 6 that could be remotely be considered an ” insurrection” It was a riot and some people were hurt and property was damaged. One woman was murdered by the police. All the other deaths were from medical problems and not a direct result of the violence.
    To call it an insurrection is to commit a grave act of disrespect against all the patriots who suffered to make the united states a free prosperous place. The democratic party is using the events to punish its political enemies plain and simple. these are tactics more befitting a corrupt failing central american banana republic. Inside that capital building for decades quiet men and women in suits have voted to steal billions of dollars from innocent americna citizens. Inside that capitol building lying politicians have conspired to bomb and kill millions of innocent people in other countries in order to augment their power.
    There is credible evidence that there were provocateurs present in the crowd that egged the rioters on. There is video footage of some of the demonstrators trying to stop other demonstrators from committing acts of violence of property destruction.

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  7. Ted Cone says:
    1 year ago

    “Donald Trump will become the first president of the new republic”. That’s an insurrection. It’s just that some people are more prone to narcissistic triangulation and that’s the case of Mr. Fairlamb and probably you too.

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  8. Lori ScintoLori says:
    1 year ago

    💯. The “patriots” as they like to think of themselves attempted a coup on January 6. And they should 💯 be called the insurrectionists that they are. In fact, they are traitors and 41 months is a joke. If these white supremacists were black, they would have been shot on site and those that managed to survive would have gotten minimum 20 year sentences but probably more like life imprisonment.

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  9. KS says:
    1 year ago

    It is amazing the amount of attention this event has been given. It is not that what was done was acceptable. Yet there seems to be little to no follow up on any of the BLM riots, looting, property damage and physical pain given to people by those that support what is nothing less than hate crimes. Where are the trials and sentencing for those that did those injustices? It is never discussed again. This is a total and intentional imbalance to show fairly how both sides of the left wing/right wing coin are portrayed. Where is the media to follow up on all of these? I can’t hear you!

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    • Lori says:
      1 year ago

      BLM “riots” is a right-wing fabrication and propaganda. Millions of Americans across the country engaged in peaceful protests in cities and places large and small. The only times these peaceful demonstrations became violent was when white supremacists like Kyle Rittenhouse decided to insert themselves and attack and murder people. That, along with militarised police violence towards protesters. Perhaps you’ve forgotten why the BLM protests began. George Floyd still can’t breathe! Neither can Ahmaud Arbery and countless others.

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  10. rjkarl33 says:
    1 year ago

    What a LIE! I guess Officer Fanone being tased by one of the TRAITORS who were there to VIOLENTLY overthrow the US government. Over 140 policemen were sent to hospitals in the six hour COUP attempt.

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