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By MICHAEL BALSAMO AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | Associated Press | Published: April 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jon Ryan Schaffer, the frontman of the band Iced Earth, has agreed to cooperate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said. This si...

  WASHINGTON -- A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jon Ryan Schaffer, the frontman of the band Iced Earth, has agreed to co-operate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said. This signals that federal prosecutors see him as a valuable co-operator as they continue to investigate the militia groups and other extremists invol...

increase font size Founding member of Oath Keepers first to plead guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol riot Prosecutors hope Jon Ryan Schaffer’s plea spurs others to provide additional evidence in hopes of avoiding long prison sentences. By Spencer S. Hsu and Devlin BarrettWashington Post Share WASHINGTON – A founding member of the Oath Keepers arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol pleaded guilty Friday and agreed to cooperate against others in the case – the first defendant to publicly flip in the sprawling domestic terrorism investigation that has led to charges against more than 410 peopl...

Far-right Oath Keeper becomes first defendant in Capitol riot to plead guilty Updated 11:02 AM; Today 11:02 AM Jon Schaffer, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, was accused of storming the Capitol and spraying police officers with bear spray. He pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors in federal court in Washington to two counts: obstruction of an official proceeding, and entering and remaining in a restricted building with a dangerous or deadly weapon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)AP Facebook Share WASHINGTON — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and heavy...

Oath Keepers founding member pleads guilty in Capitol riot case Barnini Chakraborty © Provided by Washington Examiner A founding member of the Oath Keepers militia group who was charged in the Capitol riot pleaded guilty Friday — and agreed to help the government go after others involved in the Jan. 6 incident. The guilty plea by Jon Ryan Schaffer marks the first to be entered publicly by any of the 400-plus people who have been charged so far in the Washington, D.C., riot. The plea comes 100 days after Schaffer stormed the Capitol building in hopes of preventing Joe Bid...