U.S. Attorney DC(@USAO_DC):Today, @USAttyPirro announced that Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced 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. 

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2026.08.18 17:43

Today, @USAttyPirro announced that Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced 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. 