Happening now: Sentencing for John Wilkerson, of Maryland, before Judge Christopher Cooper. Wilkerson pleaded guilty in August to one misdemeanor count of parading. #CapitolRiot @wusa9
It sounds like we're listening to the hearing through a landline phone inside a bucket of water, so... bear with me.
The DOJ is asking for Wilkerson to serve 60 days home detention as part of a 3-year term of probation, plus 60 hours community service. They point to messages about wanting to burn this "evil machine" to the ground & hoping the military would pick up where rioters left off.
Wilkerson's attorney is asking for him to serve 24 months of probation only, with no home detention. He says those post-riot messages weren't posted online by Wilkerson, and were only sent to one woman.
Wilkerson's attorney says other misdemeanor defendants who misled the FBI or downplayed their involvement in January 6 ultimately got probation.
I would love to learn more about this. John Wilkerson only attended public school until 4th grade, at which point he was homeschooled in a program "derived from their church." Also says he got his first job for pay at age 11.
I think Judge Cooper is talking now, but it's just a low rumble followed by keyboard clacking.
🚨 SENTENCE: U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sentences John Clarence Wilkerson IV, of Maryland, to 36 months of probation, 60 hours of community service and a $2,500 fine. He'll also have to pay $500 in restitution. #CapitolRiot @wusa9 @EricFlackTV
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