Posted on Apr 16, 2021
Oath Keepers Member Is 1st To Plead Guilty In Capitol Riot Investigation
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A heavy metal musician and founding member of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected to the storming of the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with investigators — a first in the massive probe into the deadly Jan. 6 assault.
Jon Schaffer, a guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Iced Earth, entered his plea during a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C. The plea agreement, which comes 100 days after a mob of Trump supporters violently overran the Capitol, marks a significant step for prosecutors in the case.
Schaffer, who originally faced six counts, pleaded guilty to two charges — obstructing an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.
Jon Schaffer, a guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Iced Earth, entered his plea during a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C. The plea agreement, which comes 100 days after a mob of Trump supporters violently overran the Capitol, marks a significant step for prosecutors in the case.
Schaffer, who originally faced six counts, pleaded guilty to two charges — obstructing an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.
Oath Keepers Member Is 1st To Plead Guilty In Capitol Riot Investigation
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Most of us saw this coming. Like so many have said before, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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SFC William Farrell
I would have been ok if they opened fire with automatic weapons on some on those protesters SP5 (Join to see). Thats what they would have done if they were storming the Whitehouse!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC William Farrell - That would just have made them "Martyrs" for their Cause. No. I'm all for them Rotting in Jail.
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This also is a blow to conspiracy theorists. Some claimed the capital attack was a false flag operation by the antifa or a mild protest. A guilty plea by this “militia” member supports the argument that this was a group attack coordinated by the alt right
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1stLt Timothy Allen
They’ll figure out something. If necessary they can justify believing the earth is flat!
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