Government attorneys are recommending a sixty-day jail sentence and probation for the Champion Township man who testified before the House select committee hearing into the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The recommendation is included in a memorandum filed by the U.S. Attorney in the case of 41-year-old Stephen Ayres, who is set to be sentenced next week in a Washington D.C. court for his part in the incursion that saw charges being filed by more than 800 people.

In June, Ayres pleaded guilty to witness tampering, entering the temporary residence of the president, and disorderly conduct in the Capitol.

During a July hearing by the July 6th Committee, Ayres testified that he no longer believed that the election was stolen and that he had not intended on going to the Capitol until Donald Trump told the crowd to "head on down, basically following what he said."

In a letter to the judge considering his case, Ayres expressed regret for his actions. A memorandum from his own attorney requests a sentence of probation and no jail time.