ST. LOUIS — An East St. Louis man, who admitted months ago to assaulting park rangers in a 2021 attack on Gateway Arch National Park grounds, has been sentenced Thursday to 37 months in federal prison.
Back in December, 39-year-old Antione Lamont Hawkins pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an officer.
The incident happened on Feb. 28, 2021, when park rangers pulled over Hawkins during a traffic stop in the Old Cathedral parking lot, according to a press release. An open beer bottle was found in the car and an open beer carton was in the backseat.
Hawkins gave his name to the rangers but did not provide full identification. He also did not keep his hands on the steering wheel and became confrontational, according to the release. He later confessed that he had been drinking.
Then, when rangers tried to put handcuffs on Hawkins, he resisted, stomped one of the rangers on the foot and kicked him in the leg. Also, when rangers tried to put Hawkins in the patrol car, he kicked a ranger in the face.
During another struggle in jail, Hawkins grabbed a different ranger by the throat.
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