A Victorville man seen storming the Capitol building along with thousands of other supporters of former president Donald Trump was sentenced to two years of probation and community service last week.
Prosecutors dropped several other charges, including violent entry into the Capitol and disorderly conduct in a restricted building, as a result of the deal. Lewis owned The Gym in Victorville. In May 2020, he said on his Instagram account that he was refusing to shut down, in defiance of Governor Gavin Newsom’s orders for non-essential businesses to close amid a wave of coronavirus infections.
The FBI contacted him a few days later, after a friend of Lewis sent them a tip about his involvement in the attack on the Capitol, including information indicating he knew what might happen on Jan. 6.