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Oath Keeper Becomes First to Plead Guilty in Capitol Riot
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By Celine Castronuovo and Harper Neidig - 04/16/21 12:22 PM EDT
A founding member of the right-wing paramilitary group the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, becoming the first such defendant to enter into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Jon Ryan Schaffer, who was initially arrested in January after turning himself in to FBI agents, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of an official proceeding and one count of entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon.
A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., had abruptly scheduled a plea agreement hearing on Friday at 11 a.m. Schaffer acknowledged during the hearing that the plea agreement will require him to cooperate with prosecutors.
Oath Keeper Pleads Guilty and Will Cooperate in Jan 6 Riot Inquiry
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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.