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A person prosecutors described as a supporter of antifascist groups was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for being involved in a string of attacks in January 2021 during a San Diego rally organized by supporters of then-President Trump.
Nikki Hubbard, 38, pleaded guilty Sept. 28 in San Diego County Superior Court to conspiracy to riot, unlawful use of pepper spray and assault, and she agreed to the four-year term.
Hubbard, a transgender woman, has also used the name Nikki Yach. She is identified in court records by another name that the Union-Tribune is not using in this story because it is not used by Hubbard.
Hubbard also was sentenced in a separate case to eight months in custody after admitting that in October 2020 she violated a law that prohibits felons from entering the grounds of a state prison without the warden's consent. She received credit for a year and nine months in custody.
Hubbard was one of 11 defendants indicted in June on 29 felony charges, including conspiracy to riot and assault-related charges. Prosecutors alleged that the defendants -- whom they described as "antifa...