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A heavy metal guitarist who was photographed with the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol and is accused of spraying police officers with a pepper-based bear spray irritant entered a plea deal Friday in federal court.
Founding member of Oath Keepers group strikes plea deal with prosecutors over his role in Capitol riot - and could now 'flip' on fellow far-right protesters Jon Ryan Schaffer, 53, struck a plea deal with prosecutors Friday over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol He is the first of the 410 people charged in the attack to plead guilty As part of his plea deal, Schaffer had pledged to cooperate with authorities, meaning he will likely 'flip' on fellow members of the far-right Schaffer was facing up to 40 years behind bars; a judge had recommended he now serve between three and four years
More than 370 people face federal charges in the deadly insurrection.
Founding member of Oath Keepers pleads guilty in Capitol breach, agrees to cooperate against others Updated: 1 hour ago Published 4 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article 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 Schaff...
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.