Authorities say Young, wearing a helmet and tactical vest, was part of the military-style “stack” seen on camera marching through the crowd before entering the Capitol building. Later that month, Young reached out to a company that does firearms and combat training about a rifle class for four people, according to the indictment. Authorities said in court documents that Young joined the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers in December, writing that he was “looking to get involved in helping. Young, 55, of Englewood, Florida, was arrested in February and charged in the sweeping conspiracy case accusing members of the Oath Keepers of coming to Washington prepared to use violence and intent on stopping the certification of the vote. Prosecutors may seek even less time in exchange for his cooperation against other defendants. District Judge Amit Mehta said federal sentencing guidelines call for Young to serve between 5¼ and 6½ years behind bars. The second charge calls for up to 20 years in prison, but U.S.

It was the first guilty plea in the major conspiracy case brought against members of the group. Graydon Young, who was accused alongside 15 other members and associates of the Oath Keepers of conspiring to block the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory, pleaded guilty to two counts: conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding. And it comes as Republicans in Washington attempt to downplay the violence committed by members of the mob supporting former President Donald Trump. Department of Justice and the courthouse in Washington, D.C., struggle under the weight of roughly 500 federal arrests across the U.S. The two developments signal that the cases against those charged in the deadly siege are slowly advancing, even as the U.S.

Capitol and avoided time behind bars, while a member of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty in a conspiracy case and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a major step forward for the massive investigation. An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first defendant to be sentenced in the Jan.

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