Two men who were active-duty members of the Marines Corps when they stormed the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty on Monday to riot-related criminal charges.
are scheduled to be sentenced in September by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes. Both pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office for the District of Columbia.
Authorities arrested the three men in January: Abate at Fort Meade, Maryland; Coomer in Oceanside, California; and Hellonen in Jacksonville, North Carolina. “Abate also admitted he heard how the event was being portrayed negatively and decided that he should not tell anybody about going into the U.S. Capitol Building,” the agent wrote in an affidavit.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Two more Marines with intelligence jobs plead guilty in Jan. 6 riotSgts. Joshua Abate, 22, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, 23, were arrested in January along with Cpl. Micah R. Coomer, 24. All three pleaded to the misdemeanor charge of illegally demonstrating inside the Capitol building.
Read more »
2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Jan. 6 chargesJoshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen are scheduled to be sentenced in September by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes. Both pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing …
Read more »
Keller man wanted by FBI for allegedly illegally entering Capitol on Jan 6According to the bureau, it received a tip with screenshots posted on Twitter under the display name 'Dirty White Country Boy' talking about being at the riot.
Read more »
PBS’s ‘A Capitol Fourth’ Announces Lineup, Alfonso Ribeiro To HostAlfonso Ribeiro will host PBS’s A Capitol Fourth, the annual Independence Day celebration on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The live event, airing at 8 p.m. ET, will feature performances …
Read more »
The Most Belligerent Flack on Capitol Hill“Other spokesmen will ignore you, try to spin you, give you a ‘No comment,’ ” said a reporter who has dealt with Nick Dyer, the deputy chief of staff to Marjorie Taylor Greene. “Dyer is just pure, non-strategic contempt.”
Read more »