WASHINGTON, D.C. – The husband of an Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy and a member of the alt-right group The Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Wednesday to playing a role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Arthur Jackman had been indicted on seven federal charges.
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He pleaded guilty on Wednesday to entering and remaining in a restricted building. In exchange for the guilty plea, the remaining charges will be dropped.
The charge he pleaded guilty to carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. He will be sentenced on Dec. 6.
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Jackman, who is married to OCSO Deputy Sarah Jackman, was arrested by FBI agents on April 1, 2021.
Federal investigators claimed Jackman was a member of the far-right group The Proud Boys, and he was seen pictured at the U.S. Capitol with Florida Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs, who was found guilty of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Two other local members of the Proud Boys, who are part of the same case, are also expected to change their pleas.
Kevin Tuck, a former Windermere police officer, and his son Nathaniel, a former Apopka police officer, have a change-of-plea hearing set for Sept. 9.
Both were arrested on July 15, 2021, and they have both denied any wrongdoing.
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