Oath Keepers âLifetime Memberâ Cooperating With Prosecutors On Insurrection Conspiracy
A self-described lifetime member of the Oath Keepers has become the first defendant in the January 6 insurrection cases to enter a guilty plea as part of a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Friday morning.
The plea bargain for Jon Schaffer, 53, a heavy-metal guitarist from Indiana who was photographed assaulting officers with bear spray and entering the U.S. Capitol, was approved by Judge Ahmit Mehta. Schaffer engaged in a long conversation with Mehta acknowledging that the deal requires him to cooperate fully with the United States, which includes providing evidence of known crimes and sitting for interviews with investigators.