Jon Schaffer is the first rioter/terrorist to plead guilty to the charges of insurgency at Capitol Hill in Washington on 6th January. He is apparently "co-operating" with the
investigation of far right extremist groups and is expected to get 3.5-4.5 years in prison. IMO 3-4 years sounds like a very lenient/short sentence, even if he is co-operating.
I think the sentence should be much harder for such an act of terrorism and the severity of the crimes. Blabbermouth says the crimes could render up to 30 years
in prison (if added together) and then to get this guy off the hook with only 3-4 years is ridiculous.
CNN)A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to two crimes related to the US Capitol insurrection, making him the first rioter to do so.
Jon Ryan Schaffer pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and entering a building with a dangerous weapon. He admitted to carrying bear spray into the Capitol
complex during the formal certification of the Electoral College votes.
Prosecutors and Schaffer's attorneys agreed to recommend that he get between 3.5 and 4.5 years in prison, based on how fruitful his cooperation
is with the government. The sentencing decision will ultimately be made by federal Judge Amit Mehta, who is overseeing the case.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/poli ... index.htmlICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has agreed to plead guilty for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. As part of the plea deal,
he is expected to enter into a cooperation agreement with the government.
Although Schaffer was initially charged with six crimes, including engaging in an act of physical violence and targeting police with bear spray, he has agreed to
plead guilty to only two charges: obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress; and trespassing on restricted grounds of the Capitol while armed with a deadly
or dangerous weapon. The first charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, while the second carries up to a 10-year prison term.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iced- ... itol-riot/