US Capitol riot: 50th rioter pleads guilty as DOJ nears 600 arrests
Source: CNN
The Justice Department on Wednesday secured its 50th guilty plea in the January 6 insurrection, a key milestone as it nears its 600th arrest in the massive investigation.
In the eight months since the attack on the US Capitol, the investigation has ballooned into a nationwide manhunt for the Trump supporters and right-wing extremists who stormed the building and grounds, assaulted dozens of police officers and temporarily halted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.
Nearly 600 people from 44 states and Washington, DC, have been charged in federal court, according to CNN's latest tally, with authorities announcing new arrests on a near-daily basis.
The 50th guilty plea was finalized Wednesday in DC District Court when Abram Markofski pleaded to a misdemeanor. He admitted that he traveled from Wisconsin to DC, attended then-President Donald Trump's rally and then illegally breached the Capitol building.
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Botany
(70,581 posts)La Crosse man pleads guilty to role in US Capitol riot ...
According to court documents, Abram Markofski, 24, who was charged along with Brandon Nelson, of Madison, pleaded guilty to one of four counts federal prosecutors charged him with in May. The charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
The fucker was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard too.
reACTIONary
(5,771 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)can you believe this? they were doing none of those things.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)to 6 months in prison has to survive in prison for 6 months. Still, all this waiting is
indeed the hardest part*.
* to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)misdemeanor
I hate these people
Champp
(2,114 posts)Drag their treasonous asses into court, bring down the hammer, and if found guilty then LOCK THE REPUBLICAN TRAITORS UP.
bottomofthehill
(8,346 posts)this is bullshit.
bottomofthehill
(8,346 posts)Bengus81
(6,932 posts)What a freakin' joke..........
Chainfire
(17,636 posts)Is apparently the same level of crime as driving 38 in a 35 mile speed zone. That is a hell of a deterrent.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Bullshit.