Hello from Judge Christopher Cooper's virtual courtroom, where another plea hearing in a misdemeanor-only J6 case is about to begin. Defendant is Bryan* Ivey, seen on surveillance video entering through a broken window and assisting others, per govt
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Cooper begins by asking Ivey how he's feeling this morning. Ivey replies, "I'm good your honor"
Ivey is pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count for Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building, which carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail. This is the same count that we saw in the first misdemeanor-only plea for the Bustles: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Ivey's lawyer goes over the terms of the plea deal, says there isn't an agreement with the govt about how much/little jail time they'll advocate for at sentencing, and Ivey has agreed to pay $500 in restitution (the amount we can expect to see in misdemeanor-only cases)
Ivey won't be sentenced today (judge makes clear they'll go through the usual timeline for preparing a presentence report, which can take ~70 days)
Ivey will be sentenced on Sept. 28 at 11am — his lawyer asked for a slightly longer timeline to prepare args for sentencing. So Anna Morgan-Lloyd remains on track to be the first J6 defendant to be sentenced, that's on the calendar for tomorrow at 2:30pm
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