The Oath Keepers are a loosely organized group of activists who believe that the federal government is encroaching on their rights, and "explicitly focus" on recruiting current and former police, emergency services and military members. The indictment says Young and eight other indicted Oath Keepers pushed their way in a "stack" up the steps on the east side of the Capitol building. To that effect, four of us would like to train with you." 26, prosecutors said, he wrote to a Florida company engaged in firearms and combat training: "I have joined Oath Keepers. 22 made plans to fly from Florida to North Carolina on Jan. The riot followed a fiery speech in which Trump repeated his false claims that his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud and disrupted the formal count by Congress of electoral votes in the race.įederal prosecutors said in court papers that Young on Dec. Federal prosecutors have recommended three years of probation, a $500 fine, and 40 hours of community service. Anna Morgan-Lloyd, 49, of Bloomfield, Indiana, agreed last month to plead guilty to a single charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. More than 480 people have been arrested and charged with taking part in the unrest, which saw rioters smash windows, battle police inside and outside the Capitol and sent lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence into hiding.Īnother defendant, Robert Reeder, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one misdemeanor charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.Ī judge on Wednesday is also scheduled to hand down the first criminal sentence to one of the Capitol rioters. The judge did not impose a sentence at Wednesday's hearing and allowed Young to remain on bail pending a further hearing later this summer. Questioned by the judge about the extent of his possible cooperation, Young agreed to give grand jury testimony and to be interviewed by law enforcement investigators without his lawyers being present. He agreed to cooperate with investigators as part of his plea deal. Young is the brother of Laura Steele, 52, of Thomasville, North Carolina, who also faces charges in the case. District Judge Amit Mehta he was pleading guilty to one charge of conspiracy and one of obstructing an official proceeding.
Young, a 54-year-old resident of Englewood, Florida, told U.S.
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