A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison. Kentucky electrician Dan Edwin Wilson told U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich that he regrets entering the Capitol that day but said he had “good intentions” on Jan. 6, 2021.
This image from video from the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant, and annotated by the source, shows Dan Edwin Wilson, circled in red, entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. WASHINGTON — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison.
Wilson, 48, communicated with members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group and adherents of the antigovernment Three Percenters movement as he marched to the Capitol. Wilson has identified as an Oath Keeper and as a member of the Gray Ghost Partisan Rangers, a Three Percenter militia, according to prosecutors.First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan.
“Mr. Wilson did not plan an insurrection. He appeared at a protest and was swept up in events that turned violent,” As he approached the Capitol, Wilson used the Zello app to communicate with other members of a group called “STOP THE STEAL J6” and provide them with updates on the erupting riot.“Hey, pass the word, Badlands, as fast as you can. The people are pushing on the Capitol. We need hands on deck,” Wilson responded.Wilson wore a gas mask as he entered the Capitol through a door on the Upper West Terrace.
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