Schaffer has been accused of using bear spray to push past officers guarding the Capitol.
The document describing the deal was deleted soon after being published.
A heavy metal guitarist arrested in connection to the Capitol riot appears to be cooperating with prosecutors to get a plea deal, according to a Monday court filing.
The filing appears to have been posted publicly in error and was taken down quickly. But before it was, outlets like BuzzFeed News and Politico were able to read it.
The US Attorney s Office in DC was not immediately available to comment on Tuesday morning on why the filing had been published then removed.
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Even more, the plea talks are the first and farthest along of any Capitol Riot defendant. On Jan. 6, supporters of former President Trump attacked the historic Washington, D.C., meeting place of the U.S. Congress. Rioters forcibly breached security in failed attempt to prevent the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden s 2020 election victory. More than 300 of the insurrectionists have since been charged with crimes.
But only Schaffer has gotten to this stage in a plea bargain agreement. Still, the fact that the public even knows Schaffer s cooperating with the government is only due to a recent court filing being accidentally made public, BuzzFeed News reported.
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