An Olive Branch man was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for several felony and misdemeanor offenses made during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
38-year-old Matthew Bledsoe, who owned a business in Memphis at the time of his arrest, was one of the over 850 convicted individuals that attended the riot at the Capitol in 2021.
In late July, Bledsoe was found guilty of the felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding, as well as four misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol Building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building.
Now, Bledsoe has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release, with two 12-month sentences and two six-month sentences for additional charges from the riot.
In total, Bledsoe will be required to pay $2,000 in restitution and a fine of $2,000.
