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Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Read full article: Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot chargesAn attorney who represented the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
3 years later: Two-thirds of Central Florida Capitol riot cases settled in court
Read full article: 3 years later: Two-thirds of Central Florida Capitol riot cases settled in courtThree years after a crowd of President Trump's supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol, nearly two-thirds of the criminal cases involving Central Florida residents have been resolved in court.
Kissimmee Oath Keeper gets 5 years probation for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
Read full article: Kissimmee Oath Keeper gets 5 years probation for Jan. 6 attack on CapitolA Kissimmee man, who is a member of the Oath Keepers militia group, is set to spend the next five years in federal prison for taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Central Florida woman sentenced to more than a year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Read full article: Central Florida woman sentenced to more than a year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol attackConnie Meggs, the wife of Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs, will spend the next 15 months in prison following her sentencing Wednesday on charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Feds ask for ‘significant sentences’ in Central Florida Capitol attack cases
Read full article: Feds ask for ‘significant sentences’ in Central Florida Capitol attack casesProsecutors are asking a federal judge to impost “significant sentences of imprisonment” in a case involving two Central Florida residents.
‘Nobody’s going to fight better than me:’ Orlando performer acquitted in Capitol attack
Read full article: ‘Nobody’s going to fight better than me:’ Orlando performer acquitted in Capitol attackAn Orlando performer acquitted on charges connected to the attack on the U.S. Capitol said he was shocked when a federal judge found him not guilty.
Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers
Read full article: Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes and other Oath KeepersThe Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Orlando actor representing himself against Capitol riot charges acquitted
Read full article: Orlando actor representing himself against Capitol riot charges acquittedAn Orlando actor arrested and charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol has been acquitted of all charges after representing himself in court Wednesday.
Orlando actor, Brevard pastors face trials for attack on US Capitol
Read full article: Orlando actor, Brevard pastors face trials for attack on US CapitolAn actor from Orlando and two pastors from Melbourne face separate trials that began Monday for their reported roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Oath Keepers lawyer's trial delayed for competency treatment
Read full article: Oath Keepers lawyer's trial delayed for competency treatmentA judge says the trial of a lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will be delayed so she can get treatment to be mentally competent to stand trial.
New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge
Read full article: New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony chargeA member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress.
Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
Read full article: Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencingsTwo Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6.
2 more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Read full article: 2 more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attackTwo Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow Oath Keepers members have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers' Rhodes
Read full article: Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers' RhodesPolice officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and public servants who fled the mob’s attack have told a judge that they are still haunted by what they endured, as the judge prepares to hand down sentences in a landmark Capitol riot case.
Titusville Oath Keeper blames jail food for developing diabetes
Read full article: Titusville Oath Keeper blames jail food for developing diabetesThe attorney for a Titusville man convicted of conspiring to interrupt the certification of the presidential election is asking a federal judge to sentence him to a prison in Central Florida due to health concerns.
Oath Keepers' Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentence
Read full article: Oath Keepers' Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentenceLawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, say he doesn’t deserve any more time behind bars when he’s sentenced this month.
Feds seek long prison sentences for Central Florida Oath Keepers in Capitol riot case
Read full article: Feds seek long prison sentences for Central Florida Oath Keepers in Capitol riot caseFederal prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison for two Central Florida men convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes
Read full article: Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ RhodesThe Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House.
4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial
Read full article: 4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trialFour people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group.
Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison
Read full article: Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prisonA Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyFour members of the Oath Keepers have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial involving far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.
Orlando performer arrested for Capitol attack insists ‘I wasn’t there to overthrow the government’
Read full article: Orlando performer arrested for Capitol attack insists ‘I wasn’t there to overthrow the government’Two years after joining members of the Oath Keepers at the U.S. Capitol, an Orlando man is preparing to defend himself in court that could put him in prison.
2 years later: 35 Central Florida residents face Capitol riot charges
Read full article: 2 years later: 35 Central Florida residents face Capitol riot chargesTwo years after large groups of people stormed the U.S. Capitol, fewer than half of the cases involving Central Florida residents have been resolved, according to court records.
Convicted Marion County Oath Keepers leader asks for new trial
Read full article: Convicted Marion County Oath Keepers leader asks for new trialA Marion County man who was convicted of conspiring to interfere with the transfer of power in 2020 presidential election is asking a federal judge for a new trial.
Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as 'first battle' in war
Read full article: Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as 'first battle' in warJurors have heard a prosecutor's opening statements for a second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority
Read full article: Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priorityU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes.
Sedition trial win bolsters Justice Dept. in Jan. 6 probe
Read full article: Sedition trial win bolsters Justice Dept. in Jan. 6 probeThe seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader in the far-right extremist group show that jurors are willing to hold accountable not just the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but those who schemed to subvert the 2020 election.
Oath Keepers' Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Oath Keepers' Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden's election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Oath Keepers leader, Central Florida associate guilty in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial
Read full article: Oath Keepers leader, Central Florida associate guilty in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trialA federal jury found the leader of the Oath Keepers and one of the Central Florida associates guilty of seditious conspiracy Tuesday in the Jan. 6 trial.
Jury deliberations resume in Oath Keepers 1/6 sedition case
Read full article: Jury deliberations resume in Oath Keepers 1/6 sedition caseJurors who will decide whether to convict Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of seditious conspiracy have resumed deliberations in the high-stakes trial stemming from the U.S. Capitol attack.
Here’s what jurors must decide in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot case
Read full article: Here’s what jurors must decide in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot caseWhen jurors return to deliberate the fate of five members of the Oath Keepers, they will have to answer different questions for each defendant, and the answers could mean the difference between jail time and walking free.
Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to jury
Read full article: Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to juryHundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy.
Feds: Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of government
Read full article: Feds: Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of governmentA federal prosecutor says Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election for weeks and saw an opportunity to do it when rioters started attacking the Capitol.
Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies
Read full article: Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifiesA former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a “really stupid” decision.
Storming Capitol was ‘really stupid,’ Oath Keeper testifies
Read full article: Storming Capitol was ‘really stupid,’ Oath Keeper testifiesA former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a “really stupid” decision.
Oath Keepers defendant downplays 'heavy weapons' message
Read full article: Oath Keepers defendant downplays 'heavy weapons' messageA defendant charged alongside members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is playing down his messages about ferrying what he called heavy weapons across the Potomac River.
Opening statements made in Central Florida Oath Keepers defense
Read full article: Opening statements made in Central Florida Oath Keepers defenseAttorneys representing two Central Florida men charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol presented their opening statements to a jury in the nation’s capital on Thursday.
Oath Keepers member: Capitol riot was historic, spontaneous
Read full article: Oath Keepers member: Capitol riot was historic, spontaneousA Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers has testified that he believed they were participating in a historic event reminiscent of the French Revolution.
Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID
Read full article: Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVIDThe trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege
Read full article: Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siegeThe seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers founder and four associates is raising fresh questions about intelligence failures in the run-up to the Capitol riot that appear to have allowed the anti-government group and other extremists to mobilize in plain sight.
Testimony: Oath Keepers ready to use ‘any means necessary’
Read full article: Testimony: Oath Keepers ready to use ‘any means necessary’A member of the Oath Keepers says the extremist group was prepared on Jan_ 6, 2021, to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory by “any means necessary.”.
Federal prosecutors try to prove Central Florida Oath Keepers encouraged violence on Jan. 6
Read full article: Federal prosecutors try to prove Central Florida Oath Keepers encouraged violence on Jan. 6The trial of two Central Florida members of the Oath Keepers completed its second week with prosecutors attempting to show that they conspired to engage in violence on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists
Read full article: Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremistsA jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later.
Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6
Read full article: Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist group stashed in a Virginia hotel room.
Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump loss
Read full article: Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump lossMessages show that hours after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was discussing how to push President Donald Trump to go further in his fight to cling to power.
Oath Keepers trial: Jan. 6 was 'rebellion,' prosecutor says
Read full article: Oath Keepers trial: Jan. 6 was 'rebellion,' prosecutor saysProsecutors are saying at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial in the attack on the U.S. Capitol that the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an “armed rebellion” to stop the transfer of presidential power.
EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trialThe founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day.
Here are the questions potential jurors will be asked in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot trial
Read full article: Here are the questions potential jurors will be asked in the Oath Keepers Capitol riot trialPotential jurors are now being screened to decide who will judge the guilt or innocence of the first group of Oath Keepers accused of conspiring to overthrow the government.
Oath Keepers leader wants special master appointed, trial delayed
Read full article: Oath Keepers leader wants special master appointed, trial delayedThe leader of the Oath Keepers has asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to manage the massive amount of evidence in the January 6 investigation, according to a motion filed in federal court.
Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader's bid to delay Jan. 6 trial
Read full article: Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader's bid to delay Jan. 6 trialThe high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin later his month after a judge rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his case.
Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list
Read full article: Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers listA new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Titusville man wants to be tried separately from Oath Keepers
Read full article: Titusville man wants to be tried separately from Oath KeepersAn attorney for a Titusville man charged in connection with the Capitol riot claims attorneys in the case cannot agree on strategy, and he is asking to be tried separately.
Judge won't delay Oath Keepers' trial over Jan. 6 hearings
Read full article: Judge won't delay Oath Keepers' trial over Jan. 6 hearingsMembers of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year.
Judge refuses to delay trial for Florida Oath Keeper suspects in Capitol riot
Read full article: Judge refuses to delay trial for Florida Oath Keeper suspects in Capitol riotDespite a lot of arguing, a federal judge is refusing to change the trial date of a group of Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot. That includes two people from Central Florida.
‘Every democracy is a democracy until it isn’t:’ Rep. Stephanie Murphy investigates Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: ‘Every democracy is a democracy until it isn’t:’ Rep. Stephanie Murphy investigates Jan. 6 riotFor Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., investigating who was responsible for the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building is vital and personal.
Who were the Central Florida group leaders highlighted in new Jan. 6 video?
Read full article: Who were the Central Florida group leaders highlighted in new Jan. 6 video?Florida leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were spotlighted during the first televised hearing of the January 6 Select Committee on Thursday.
EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riotThe first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
Georgia man 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy
Read full article: Georgia man 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracyA Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Marion County woman accused in Jan. 6 riot pushes to move case out of DC. Here’s why
Read full article: Marion County woman accused in Jan. 6 riot pushes to move case out of DC. Here’s whyA Marion County woman charged for her involvement in the Capitol Hill riot is asking a federal judge to move her trial out of the District of Columbia.
Attorney for Central Florida Capitol riot suspect disbarred
Read full article: Attorney for Central Florida Capitol riot suspect disbarredThe attorney representing a Marion County man arrested for his involvement in the Capitol Hill riot has been disbarred, prompting a hearing set for Thursday in the nation’s capitol.
Florida Oath Keepers will go to trial in April for Capitol riot charges
Read full article: Florida Oath Keepers will go to trial in April for Capitol riot chargesThree Central Florida members of the Oath Keepers group will still go to trial in April for their alleged roles in the Capitol Hill riot, according to federal court documents, despite a new indictment being handed down.
Legal risks in sedition conspiracy case against Oath Keepers
Read full article: Legal risks in sedition conspiracy case against Oath KeepersThe seditious conspiracy case against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group marks the boldest attempt so far by the government to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Seditious conspiracy: 11 Oath Keepers charged in Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: Seditious conspiracy: 11 Oath Keepers charged in Jan. 6 riotStewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Washington, DC, sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6
Read full article: Washington, DC, sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Florida man charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
Read full article: Florida man charged in Jan. 6 attack on US CapitolOfficials say a Florida man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group has been arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel
Read full article: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panelThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to three extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers as well as their leaders.
Oath Keeper pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot, will cooperate
Read full article: Oath Keeper pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot, will cooperateA member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty Wednesday and will cooperate with investigators against his fellow extremists.
Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
Read full article: Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rallyLaw enforcement concerned by the potential for violence at a rally in the nation’s Capitol next week are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol for months after the Jan. 6 insurrection there.
AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally
Read full article: AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rallyFar right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with January’s insurrection.
AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally
Read full article: AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rallyFar right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with January’s insurrection, according to three people familiar with intelligence gathered by federal officials.
Florida man conspired with Central Florida Oath Keepers ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riots, FBI says
Read full article: Florida man conspired with Central Florida Oath Keepers ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riots, FBI saysA man from Southwest Florida is accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. and conspiring with other members of the Oath Keepers from Central Florida head of the attacks, according to the FBI.
2nd Oath Keeper pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: 2nd Oath Keeper pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riotAn Alabama man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the Oath Keepers extremist group has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and is cooperating with prosecutors in another major boost for the Justice Department in its sweeping Jan. 6 investigation.
No jail time in 1st riot sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty
Read full article: No jail time in 1st riot sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guiltyA member of the Oath Keepers extremist group has pleaded guilty in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive investigation into the insurrection.