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Jon Ryan Schaffer, an Indiana man and guitarist in the metal band Iced Earth, has pled guilty to two federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In court filings, U.S. attorneys charged Schaffer with obstruction of a Congressional proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
Schaffer has not yet been sentenced, but faces up to 30 years in prison, if convicted.
During a court hearing last month, U.S. attorneys said Schaffer was “radicalized” and brought bear spray to the Capitol.