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Oath Keepers ‘Lifetime Member’ 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...

Iced Earth Rocker Pleads Guilty, Admits to Taking Part in Capitol Riot Celebrity Guitarist Jon Schaffer has acknowledged his role in the violent Capitol takeover early this year and admitted he is a founding member of the Oath Keepers. Apr 17, 2021 AceShowbiz - Rocker Jon Schaffer has pleaded guilty for his role in the violent U.S. Capitol uprising in January (21). The Iced Earth guitarist was initially charged with six crimes, including engaging in an act of physical violence and targeting...

Department of Justice Prosecutors identified Jon Schaffer using security footage inside the US Capitol. Circled in his hand is the bear spray he used against Capitol Police, the government alleges. Federal prosecutors have secured a guilty plea from a man charged with participating in the Capitol riots as a member of the Oath Keepers, marking the first conviction in the sprawling investigation into the events of Jan. 6 as well as the first known cooperator in the case. Jon Schaffer, 52, of Fo...

A heavy metal guitarist from Columbus, Indiana who was armed with bear mace and wore a tactical vest as he joined a mob storming the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty in federal court. Jon Schaffer, 52, a guitarist in the band Iced Earth, admitted in Washington DC District Court to obstructing an official proceeding and entering a restricted building with a weapon when he tried to forcibly stop Congress certification of the U.S. presidential election results. "These actions are...

Views: As part of his guilty plea, Schaffer will be cooperating with the government from now on, which should give them even more information on the planning behind the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Schaffer is also a guitarist for the heavy metal band, Iced Earth. A band more or less defunct since his arrest. An Indiana man accused of being a longtime member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, an important milestone in the go...

© WELT Oath Keepers Jon Schaffer A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia pleaded guilty Friday to two charges stemming from his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. Why it matters: Its the first guilty plea that federal prosecutors have secured in their sprawling investigation, and it comes exactly 100 days after the Jan. 6 siege. Jon Schaffer, 53, is expected to cooperate with the government and will receive "witness security." Schaffer turned himself in to the FBI on Jan. 18 and...

Oath Keeper enters first guilty plea in Capitol attack inquiry, agrees to help government Erin Mansfield and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY © FBI Indiana resident Jon Schaffer, right, is shown inside the U.S. Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting, according to the FBI. He is now facing six federal criminal charges. An Indiana man who wore an Oath Keepers Lifetime Member hat in the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and will coop...

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Jon Schaffer, a member of the Oath Keepers, will be the first Capitol rioter to plead guilty to charges for his role in the Jan. 6 attack, according to court documents.

Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rioters clash with law enforcement as they attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images 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 i...