Watch Jon Schaffer Exit D C Federal Courthouse After Pleading Guilty To Two Charges For His Role In Capitol Riot blabbermouth.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blabbermouth.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CNN article about
Schaffer s guilty plea, and he included the following message: THIS PIECE OF SHIT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE METAL COMMUNITY! First he shames us with his terrorist actions on in DC, and THEN he becomes a rat to his own people for a lighter sentence! MAN THE FUCK UP! Own your shit! If you do the crime, do the time!
When one of
Twitter followers defended
Jon, writing, At least he had the balls to stand up for what he believes in!!!!! ,
Snider fired back with: How do you feel about him being the first to plead guilty and cooperating with the Feds to lessen his sentence? Not what I call stand up.
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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 get the Iced Earth guitarist sent to federal prison for up to four years or more depending on how much he helps prosecutors convict others.
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By Deauwand Myers
On Jan. 6, the world witnessed a shocking scene unfold at America s Capitol. The building, which stood through the Civil War and two World Wars unscathed, was ransacked by a horde of white domestic terrorists, fueled by the big lie Donald Trump had loudly and consistently pushed in speeches and online for months prior to the presidential election: his electoral defeat was a fraud; he lost the election due to a vast conspiracy to change, add, or delete votes and steal his rightful victory.
What became clear over the proceeding weeks was the danger and depravity on display during this failed and bloody coup attempt. The former Vice President Michael Pence, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (second in line to the presidency), the president pro tempore (the most senior member of the U.S. senate and third in line to the presidency) Patrick Leahy, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were all in the building at the time of the insurrection and feet away from the vi