{"id":112475,"date":"2021-04-19T22:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=112475"},"modified":"2021-04-19T22:13:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:13:54","slug":"us-capitol-officer-brian-sicknick-died-from-strokes-the-day-after-riot-medical-examiner-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/us-capitol-officer-brian-sicknick-died-from-strokes-the-day-after-riot-medical-examiner-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"US Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes the day after riot, medical examiner rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes\u00a0a day after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the D.C. medical examiner ruled Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The chief medical examiner, Francisco Diaz, ruled the death from natural causes rather than a homicide committed by another person. Diaz found that Sicknick, 42,\u00a0died from &#8220;acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute basilar artery thrombosis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diaz released a timeline saying Sicknick was sprayed about 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 6, collapsed about 10 p.m. and then died at a hospital about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of Sicknick\u2019s death was of great interest to legal authorities and lawmakers, as he was one of five people associated with the riot who died.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/04\/06\/USAT\/38ee43c8-424f-4301-9da2-a73fcd137692-GTY_1230951508.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\"><\/p>\n<p>*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; FEBRUARY 03: Attendees participate in a moment of prayer during a congressional tribute to the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who lies in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on February 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Officer Sicknick died as a result of injuries he sustained during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He will lie in honor until February 3 and then be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool\/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775617479 ORIG FILE ID: 1230951508<meta itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\" content=\"Pool, Getty Images\" \/>&nbsp;<span>(Photo: Pool, Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman had\u00a0said Sicknick died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>Capitol Police announced Jan.\u00a07 \u2013 the day after the riot \u2013 that Sicknick responded to the attack and \u201cwas injured while physically engaging with protesters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe returned to his division office and collapsed,\u201d\u00a0the statement said. \u201cHe was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About 140 officers were injured during the riot, suffering head and back injuries,\u00a0gouged eyes and severed fingers.\u00a0Security video played at the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump showed officers beaten, trampled and at least one crushed in a door.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/03\/15\/USAT\/1d040771-870f-49b9-993e-ccdb76d30b07-Khater.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\"><\/p>\n<p>Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, was charged in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.<meta itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\" content=\"FBI affidavit\" \/>&nbsp;<span>(Photo: FBI affidavit)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two men have been charged with assaulting Sicknick\u00a0by allegedly\u00a0spraying him with a chemical, but not with his death.\u00a0Julian Elie Khater, 32,\u00a0of State College,\u00a0Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, West Virginia, were each charged with nine counts, including three counts of assaulting an officer of the United States with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to injure an officer and physical violence on restricted grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Each assault charge\u00a0carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Four others died the day of the riot, one after being shot by police, two from natural causes and one from an accidental drug overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2021\/04\/19\/capitol-officer-brian-sicknick-died-strokes-autopsy\/7291796002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes\u00a0a day after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the D.C. medical examiner ruled Monday. 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