Father, stepson from Washington arrested for roles in Jan. 6 breach of US Capitol

According to court documents, the two illegally entered the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, and joined rioters on the Lower West Terrace.

FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. A North Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge.

According to court documents, Slaughter and Gottfried illegally entered the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, and joined rioters on the Lower West Terrace.

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