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Florida man pleads guilty in Capitol riot case Pete Williams © Provided by NBC News WASHINGTON — A Florida man who was photographed carrying a large red "Trump 2020" flag inside the Senate chamber during the Capitol riot pleaded guilty Wednesday to reduced charges. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa was arrested Feb. 16 after the FBI said it received a tip identifying him among the hundreds seen in photos and videos inside the Capitol. Appearing by videoconference Wednesday, Hodgkins pleaded guilty to a single felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding, which carr...

POLITICO Second Capitol riot defendant strikes plea deal The guilty plea could give insight into the government’s strategy for prosecuting the hundreds of other alleged rioters. Rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. | John Minchillo/AP Photo Link Copied A 38-year-old man from Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday became only the second defendant charged in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to plead guilty to obstructing Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results — an agreement that could shed light on the government’s strategy for ...

USA TODAY A Florida man who was pictured carrying a Trump flag on the Senate floor during the Capitol riot pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in the deadly assault, the second suspect to enter a plea in the far-reaching investigation. Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to a lone count of obstructing a government proceeding, one of five criminal charges initially lodged against him though none of the charges involved violent conduct. "I will accept this plea offer," Hodgkins said during a brief virtual court hearing in which U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss set sentencing for July 19. Hodgkins...

A Florida man who was seen in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack pleaded guilty to one count, marking the second guilty plea in the Capitol riot investigation.

A Florida man on Wednesday became the second person so far to plead guilty for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, after he entered the Senate chamber clad in a Trump T-shirt and waving a red flag that said "Trump 2020."