Israel Tutrow
WASHINGTON — A Greenfield man who admitted to illegally entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to probation and a fine.
Israel Tutrow received the sentence in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday, Dec. 21, He was placed on 36 months of probation, with the first 60 days to be spent in home detention. Special conditions include submitting to drug and mental-health treatment and not possessing a firearm. He also must pay $500 in restitution.
Tutrow was charged with knowingly entering a restricted building; disorderly conduct which impedes the conduct of government business; disruptive conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He entered into a plea agreement in October, pleading guilty to the last charge, and the other three were dropped. He had faced a maximum sentence of six months in prison and fine up to $5,000.
As part of the plea agreement, Tutrow agreed to let officials look at his social media posts in relation to events on and around Jan. 6; examine his cellphone; and take part in an interview with officials surrounding the incident.
Tutrow attended Greenfield-Central High School before transferring. He was arrested in January with another man, Joshua Wagner of Indianapolis, a 2016 graduate of G-C. The two traveled together to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 to attend the protest of the impending certification of the presidential election results. Hundreds of protesters stormed the Capitol that afternoon; five people died as a result of the ensuing violence.
Joshua Wagner, left, and Israel Tutrow were photographed at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Investigators circulated the photo as they searched for suspects who entered the building that day.
Seth Adam Meinero, U.S. attorney, argued for a sentence of 60 days incarceration and $500 fine. He noted Tutrow had a pocket knife on him during the insurrection and referred to his criminal history, which includes marijuana- and alcohol-related convictions.
“Such a sentence protects the community, promotes respect for the law, and deters future crime by imposing a significant term of incarceration as a consequence of his behavior, while recognizing his cooperation, though significantly flawed, and early acceptance of responsibility,” Meinero wrote in a filing in the case.
Tutrow’s lawyer, Heather Shaner, disagreed.
“He has shown he is willing to learn and to revisit his past mistakes,” Shaner wrote in a filing. “He has shown remorse and humility. He told counsel that his involvement in this horrific and historic event and his arrest in consequence of his participation, have made him focus on who he is and what he must do to grow to be the person he aspires to become.”
Wagner, Tutrow’s co-defendant, was charged with entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He entered into a plea agreement in November, pleading guilty to the last charge while the other three were dropped. Wagner faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison and fine up to $5,000. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 11.
