Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — A convicted Jan. 6 defendant from Georgia who served 20 days in prison for his actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol lost a Republican primary runoff for a House seat in Georgia, The Associated Press projects. Charles Hand III, or Chuck Hand, was defeated by former Trump administration official Wayne Johnson as they vied to face Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in the general election in the solidly blue district.
Hand, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo, 'participated in the riot on January 6, despite watching rioters assaulting police and seeing the destruction of property around him. He then celebrated his participation in the riot, telling his wife, 'Like I said it was a perfect time to be a. Part of history!'. He then encouraged his wife to not turn herself in and to 'Deny, deny, deny.'' Hand also had a history of arrests for driving under the influence in 2005 and 2010.
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