Capitol police officer who helped January 6 rioter given probation

Insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021 (Jose Luis Magana/AP/PA)

A US Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for storming the building has been sentenced to two years of probation and four months of home detention.

Michael Angelo Riley, 51, was on duty when a mob attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, injuring more than 100 officers.