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Subscribe Nation & World News Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died... View MoreSubscribe Nation & World News Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died Published: Jul. 22, 2022, 3:14 p.m. 6,300 shares By John Beauge | Special to PennLive SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died. The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport, was ruled a suicide, Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. said. Aungst pleaded guilty June 27 in District of Columbia federal court to a charge of demonstrating or parading in a restricted building. His sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 27 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. He could have been sentenced up to six months in prison and fined $5,000. Aungst and co-defendant Tammy A. Bronsburg, who pleaded guilty to the same charge, traveled by bus to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 for President Trump’s “stop the steal” rally. They then joined others and marched to the Capitol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst said the prosecution had evidence showing Aungst and Bronsburg entering the Capitol through the Senate fire door by the parliamentarian’s office approximately 2:45 p.m. and leaving 30 seconds later. Twenty minutes later they re-entered the building through the Senate wing door, and took photos and videos on their cell phones as they walked through the Capitol and into Senate Room 145. Bronsburg later posted a video she took in the Capitol on Facebook and when Aungst returned to the bus he showed others his pictures, said Furst. Neither assaulted a police officer nor stole or damaged government property, the prosecutor had said at a previous court proceeding. Aungst, a gas field well service technician, is survived by his mother, a daughter and three siblings. More from PennLive: Trump ally Steve Bannon convicted of contempt charges Judge refuses to lift restrictions for central Pa. woman accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop at Capitol riot Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

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