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Oath Keeper enters first guilty plea in Capitol attack inquiry, agrees to help government Erin Mansfield and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY © FBI Indiana resident Jon Schaffer, right, is shown inside the U.S. Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting, according to the FBI. He is now facing six federal criminal charges. An Indiana man who wore an Oath Keepers Lifetime Member hat in the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and will cooperate in the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation.  Jon Ryan Schaffer, a heavy metal gui...

By Celine Castronuovo and Harper Neidig - 04/16/21 12:22 PM EDT   A founding member of the right-wing paramilitary group the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, becoming the first such defendant to enter into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Jon Ryan Schaffer, who was initially arrested in January after turning himself in to FBI agents, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of an official proceeding and one count of entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon. A federal district court judge in Washington, D....

Associated Press FILE - In this Jan. 6. 2021, file photo, people storm the Capitol in Washington. A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) WASHINGTON (AP) — 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....

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump ... more > By Michael Balsamo and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press - Friday, April 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insu...

Credit (Courtesy of Garret VanHoy) Jon Ryan Schaffer, an Indiana man and guitarist in the metal band Iced Earth, has pled guilty to two federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.  In court filings, U.S. attorneys charged Schaffer with obstruction of a Congressional proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. Schaffer has not yet been sentenced, but faces up to 30 years in prison, if convicted. During a court hearing last month, U.S. attorneys said Schaff...