Samuel Fisher, 33, apologized to the court and his family before Deputy Judge Robert Mandelbaum imposed the sentence on state charges. “I know what I did was wrong and I accept that my actions have consequences,” said Fischer, who was handcuffed and remanded in custody shortly after a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing. Fisher, who reportedly once ran a coaching service to help men date, is also accused of attending the Jan. 6 uprising in Washington DC with a small arsenal. Agents of the New York Joint Terrorism Team arrested him two weeks after the uprising outside a building on East 90th Street between First and York Avenues. Officers discovered an AR-15 rifle and ammunition hidden inside a guitar case inside the apartment. But that was only part of Fisher’s weapons cache. Authorities also found a “ghost gun”, a shotgun, 11 pre-loaded large-capacity cartridges, thousands of rounds of ammunition, tactical equipment and two knives, and a knife inside the unit and a car parked nearby. Samuel Fisher was sentenced Monday to three and a half years in prison for hoarding weapons in an apartment on the Upper East Side.Steven Hirsch Fischer posted photos on social media with the weapons under the name “Brad Holiday”, which was also the personality of his coach for a date. A Facebook image showing him posing with three guns in front of a Trump flag had the caption: “I look forward to bringing a liberal back to this Palace of Freedom,” court documents say. Fisher also used Brad Holiday accounts to claim that the 2020 election had been stolen by former President Donald Trump and to launch QAnon conspiracy theories. “We humans face communists or Satanists who have blackmailed, bribed and influenced almost every member of our government, the media, the education system, etc.,” he said in a blog post on his website, www.bradholiday.com . Fischer apologized to the court and was sentenced by his family to three and a half years. Steven Hirs In a post entitled “January 6, 2021 will be the most historically significant day of our lives,” Fischer stressed the need to “stand up to the evils of this government… and remove them physically.” He wrote to a Facebook friend the day after the uprising that “I was there” was awesome. “It was dangerous and violent,” the court documents say. “People died. . . but it was great if you ask me. . . “I received tear gas and sprayed pepper,” the messages said. “Seeing the police literally running. . . it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life “. Authorities discovered a “ghost” pistol, a shotgun, 11 pre-loaded high-capacity cartridges, thousands of cartridges and more hidden inside Fisher’s car. Robert Miller He then advised his friend to “get ready”, “get in shape” and find someone with medical and combat experience. Prosecutors said this was a sign that Fisher was expecting “another violent confrontation”. Fisher had faced 17 charges related to the stockpile of weapons. He pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree possession of a firearm. Fisher still faces separate federal charges related to his alleged involvement in the uprising, for which he has pleaded not guilty. At his sentencing on Monday, defense attorney Wayne Gosnell said Fisher was in the midst of a mental health crisis and an alcohol addiction at the time of his arrest – but that his life had changed since then. Fisher’s defense lawyer said Fisher was in the midst of a mental health crisis and an alcohol addiction at the time of his arrest. “Sam is a good man who did something bad,” Gosnell said. He asked the court to consider the “capabilities and desire of his client to improve himself” and the steps he has already taken, including daily attendance at drug and Alcoholics meetings and receiving work and mental health treatment. . Gosnell asked for a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence, instead of the maximum four-year sentence prosecutors had requested. The judge said he hoped Fisher had learned his lesson, but noted: “The fact remains that he chose to arm himself to the teeth.” Fisher’s mother was devastated after her son was convicted. Steven Hirsch The fact that he did not act on the threats “does not detract from the seriousness of his insult,” Mandelbaum said, before sentencing Fisher to three-and-a-half years behind bars, followed by the same year in post-release surveillance. Fisher’s mother, who was in court for the hearing – along with his father, brother and several friends – bent down and cried in her arms after the sentence was handed down. “All he has is love for his family and for the country and for everyone,” one of Fisher’s supporters told reporters in tears. Manhattan Attorney Alvin Bragg calls Fisher “dangerous conspiracy theorist” Steven Hirs “He just believes in the Constitution,” said the man, who said Fischer used to take care of his children. Manhattan Attorney Alvin Bragg said the sentence “makes it clear that we will hold accountable those who illegally possess large-capacity firearms and ammunition in our city.” “Samuel Fisher is a dangerous conspiracy theorist who was involved in one of the most serious attacks in our democracy,” Bragg said in a statement. Federal prosecutors also offered Fisher agreement on the objection, his lawyers wrote in a statement this week. Any sentence, in this case, would run concurrently with it in the state case.
