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By Bill Galluccio Apr 16, 2021 Federal prosecutors secured their first guilty plea in connection with the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol building.  Jon Schaffer, who is a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers, was initially charged with six felonies for his role in the riots but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. He agreed to plead guilty to charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerou...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 16, 2021 Federal prosecutors secured their first guilty plea in connection with the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol building.  Jon Schaffer, who is a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers, was initially charged with six felonies for his role in the riots but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. He agreed to plead guilty to charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerou...

Eric Lee / Bloomberg via Getty Images Originally published on April 16, 2021 2:25 pm Updated April 16, 2021 at 1:50 PM ET 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 h...

  Who is Jon Schaffer? Born on March 15, 1968, Jon Schaffer grew up in Franklin, Indiana, United States. The musicians bio on Iced Earths website lists out a couple of things that hes passionate about. “My passions are studying history and current events, and in consequence, standing against, and exposing, tyranny,” reads the segment. The website also reveals that hes inspired by a lot of politicians including the Founding Fathers of the United States Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. Other...

Updated 2 hours ago Metal Guitarist Who Stormed Capitol With Bear Spray Is First Rioter To Plead Guilty A hundred days after the Capitol insurrection, Jon Schaffer entered a guilty plea and admitted to invading the U.S. Capitol while armed with bear spray. DOJ Jon Schaffer is the first person who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 who has entered a guilty plea. Jon Schaffer, a heavy metal guitarist who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an Oath Keepers hat, pleaded guilty to two counts on Friday...

Read / Add Comments One hundred days after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers who plays in a metal band admitted Friday that he breached the building in a tactical vest and armed with bear repellent. Rather than face trial, Jon Schaffer, 53, of Columbus, Indiana, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty unlawfully entering the Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results.  The conviction could g...

United StatesOath Keepers founding member is first to plead guilty in U.S. Capitol riot ReutersMark Hosenball 1/2 Police release tear gas into a crowd of pro-Trump protesters during clashes at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Read More A founding member of the right-wing Oath Keepers on Friday became the first person to plead guilty...

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 Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty in federal court.  Jon Schaffer, 52, 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 disgraceful and unacceptable," ...

Iced Earths Jon Schaffer Pleads Guilty for His Role in the Capitol Riot Hes taken a plea deal to work against other rioters and reportedly been granted a request to enter the Witness Protection Program Published Apr 16, 2021Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer has pleaded guilty for his very public role in the U.S. Capitol riots. However, he has agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea deal and will now cooperate with U.S. authorities to prosecute others involved in the domestic terrorism inciden...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 16, 2021 Federal prosecutors secured their first guilty plea in connection with the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol building.  Jon Schaffer, who is a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers, was initially charged with six felonies for his role in the riots but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. He agreed to plead guilty to charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerou...