Posted on May 5, 2022
Third Oath Keepers defendant pleads guilty to sedition in Capitol riot case
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A North Carolina member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
William Todd Wilson, a 44-year-old former leader of the Sampson County chapter of the far-right militia group, is the third Oath Keeper to admit to seditious conspiracy. Joshua James and Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year and agreed to cooperate with the government.
Wilson has also agreed to cooperate in the ongoing investigation as part of a plea deal, the Justice Department said.
He conspired with Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes to "oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power," according to a court filing.
William Todd Wilson, a 44-year-old former leader of the Sampson County chapter of the far-right militia group, is the third Oath Keeper to admit to seditious conspiracy. Joshua James and Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year and agreed to cooperate with the government.
Wilson has also agreed to cooperate in the ongoing investigation as part of a plea deal, the Justice Department said.
He conspired with Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes to "oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power," according to a court filing.
Third Oath Keepers defendant pleads guilty to sedition in Capitol riot case
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Chip,
Nice try but the only response you will get from the right is diversion. They cannot answer the charges here. They will never admit that those people on 6 January were trying to overthrow the government.
Nice try but the only response you will get from the right is diversion. They cannot answer the charges here. They will never admit that those people on 6 January were trying to overthrow the government.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel ..."He faces up to 20 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and up to 20 years for obstruction of an official proceeding, as well as potential financial penalties.
Rhodes, who testified before the House committee investigating the riot via Zoom after he was taken into custody, has been detained since his arrest in Jan. 2022. His lawyer argued during a hearing that there was "no conspiracy to overthrow the government" even though there was a lot of "bombastic language involved."
But D.C. District Judge Amit P. Mehta called the evidence against Rhodes "compelling" and ordered him held pretrial, finding there were no conditions of release that could protect public safety.
Nearly 800 people have been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach, and over 250 have pleaded guilty. More than 2,500 people are believed to have entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, while hundreds more committed crimes outside. As NBC News previously reported, online sleuths have successfully identified hundreds of additional Jan. 6 participants who have not yet been charged.
Just this week, a former New York City Police officer who assaulted a D.C. police officer on the day of the riot was found guilty by a jury, a former QAnon supporter from Pennsylvania who helped assault law enforcement officers with a giant "Trump" sign pleaded guilty, and a former Marine who kicked an officer was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison."
Rhodes, who testified before the House committee investigating the riot via Zoom after he was taken into custody, has been detained since his arrest in Jan. 2022. His lawyer argued during a hearing that there was "no conspiracy to overthrow the government" even though there was a lot of "bombastic language involved."
But D.C. District Judge Amit P. Mehta called the evidence against Rhodes "compelling" and ordered him held pretrial, finding there were no conditions of release that could protect public safety.
Nearly 800 people have been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach, and over 250 have pleaded guilty. More than 2,500 people are believed to have entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, while hundreds more committed crimes outside. As NBC News previously reported, online sleuths have successfully identified hundreds of additional Jan. 6 participants who have not yet been charged.
Just this week, a former New York City Police officer who assaulted a D.C. police officer on the day of the riot was found guilty by a jury, a former QAnon supporter from Pennsylvania who helped assault law enforcement officers with a giant "Trump" sign pleaded guilty, and a former Marine who kicked an officer was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison."
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