A former Tennessee sheriff's deputy who wore brass knuckle gloves to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and assaulted law enforcement officers has been given the green light to sue a Washington, D.C. , jail guard who sprayed him in the face twice with pepper spray for "not wearing a COVID-19 face mask."

Ronald McAbee, of Unionville, claims he was "minding his own business" while locked up as a federal pretrial detainee in September 2022 for his actions on Jan. 6 when "jailer" Crystal Lancaster allegedly deployed the "chemical agents" on him for not wearing a face mask while receiving medication.

Judge Jia M. Cobb, a Biden appointee, denied a motion to dismiss his lawsuit on Friday and said McAbee "plausibly alleges" that Lancaster's use of force was "unconstitutionally excessive," giving it appr

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