A Washington DC chiropractor, who admitted he “fought” with officers during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, was sentenced to 60 days in jail Tuesday, as US District Judge Jia M. Cobb said that he did not believe his claims about why he was in the Capitol.
David Walls-Kaufman of Capitol Hill Chiropractic Center was arrested in June 2022 and pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor charge of “parade, demonstration, or picketing of a Capitol building.”
Walls-Kaufman was originally scheduled to be sentenced in May, but Cobb delayed it after receiving letters from relatives of Jeffrey Smith, a Metropolitan Police Department officer who committed suicide shortly after Jan. 6.
Smith’s widow, Erin, filed a lawsuit against Walls-Kaufman and another man, Taylor Taranto, shortly after they were identified by detectives online, accusing them of assault and playing a role in her husband’s death. Smith’s body camera footage shows he was struck at least twice on January 6.
