A North Carolina member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty May 4 to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official government proceeding, one day after he was charged with two felony counts stemming from Jan. 6 unrest at the U.S. Capitol. William Todd Wilson, 44, of Newton Grove, North Carolina, filed his guilty plea before…
North Carolina Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy, Obstruction Charges
Stewart Rhodes Founds Patriots Legal Defense Fund to Help Jan. 6 Defendants
Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III has established the Patriots Legal Defense Fund with an initial goal to raise $5 million to help provide legal representation for “various non-violent, peaceful Americans who demonstrated and exercised their First Amendment rights in Washington D.C. on Jan. 5–6, 2021.” “I am touched and encouraged that patriots, friends,…
Oath Keepers Member Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Charge
A member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on April 29 to two charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian Ulrich, 44, of Georgia, pleaded guilty in court to seditious conspiracy in connection to the breach and obstruction of an official proceeding. Ulrich has agreed to cooperate with…
Case Filing Says At Least 20 Federal ‘Assets’ Embedded at the US Capitol on Jan. 6
At least 20 FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives “assets” were embedded around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a defense attorney wrote in a court filing on April 12. The disclosure was made in a motion seeking to dismiss seditious conspiracy and obstruction charges against 10 Oath Keepers defendants in one…
20 Federal ‘Assets’ Embedded at Capitol on Jan. 6, Court Filing Says
At least 20 FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives “assets” were embedded around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a defense attorney wrote in a court filing on April 12. The disclosure was made in a motion seeking to dismiss seditious conspiracy and obstruction charges against 10 Oath Keepers defendants in one…
Oath Keepers Conspiracy Case Split Into 2 Trials, Judge Rules
The seditious conspiracy case against 10 members and associates of the Oath Keepers will be split into two trials—one in July and the other in September—U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled Friday. Mehta said the July 11 trial will include defendants Thomas E. Caldwell, 66, of Berryville, Virginia; Joseph B. Hackett, 52, of Sarasota,…
Emergency Motion Seeks Release of Oath Keepers Member Kelly Meggs in Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case
Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs should be released from jail in order to prepare for the immediate start of his Jan. 6-related criminal trial, according to an emergency motion filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. A motion (pdf) and memorandum of law (pdf) filed by attorney Jonathon Moseley allege the prosecution has…
Oath Keepers Founder: DC Parking Garage Meeting Was Brief Handshake, Not a Conspiracy
A parking-garage contact between Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio on Jan. 5, 2021, was nothing more than a brief handshake, not a meeting to coordinate plans for Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, Rhodes said in an interview with The Epoch Times. Federal prosecutors detailed the…
Navy Veteran, 66, Lives an ‘American Horror Story’ Since His Arrest on Jan. 6 Seditious-Conspiracy Charge
“Abba, Father! Please don’t let them murder my wife!” After more than two decades in the U.S. Navy and assignments around the world, Thomas E. Caldwell thought he knew the meaning of horror. That all changed in the predawn hours of Jan. 19, 2021. Minutes after being jostled awake, Caldwell found himself outside in the…
Alabama Member of the Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy
Joshua A. James, one of the Oath Keepers charged with trying to prevent the counting of Electoral College votes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official government proceeding, and will face 7.25 to 9 years in prison when he is sentenced this…
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