A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 73 months in prison for attempting to assassinate US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with Molotov cocktails.
WASHINGTON: A Massachusetts man was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for attempting to kill United States (US) Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
“Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in US District Court to 73 months in prison in connection with an attempt to assassinate then-cabinet member nominee Scott Bessent with Molotov cocktails fashioned from bottles of vodka, and for carrying a folding knife onto the Grounds of the Capitol,” the statement read.
English admitted to going to DC with the intention of assassinating a government official or burning down a think-tank, the department said.
He also pleaded guilty to “one count of unlawful receipt, possession, and/or transfer of a firearm and one count of carrying a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device on the grounds of the US Capitol,” the statement added.
