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An Alleged Member Of The Oath Keepers Has Pleaded Guilty In The Capitol Riots Case

By Syndicated Content Apr 16, 2021 10:19 AM (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday publicly revealed its first plea agreement in the hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jon Schaffer, a native of Indiana and founder of the band Iced Earth, is expected to enter a guilty plea, according to court documents. (Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) '); } return false; }); $('#comments .commentlist .comment-content a').attr('target','_blank'); });

Indiana native, Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer, who stormed U.S. Capitol pleads guilty Johnny Magdaleno, Indianapolis Star UP NEXT 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...

Jon Schaffer was one of the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol building on January 6.

Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer has entered a guilty plea on two of the charges against him related to the Capitol building riot earlier this year as part of a plea deal. According to the Washington Post, the musician is the first to agree to a plea deal in the domestic terrorism investigation that saw over 400 people charged for their roles in the invasion of the Capitol Building back on Jan. 6. The two charges he pled guilty to were obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and trespassing on restricted grounds of the Capitol while armed with a deadly or dangerous weapon.