ALERT: Former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has just pleaded guilty to one *felony* count of "Obstructing an official proceeding"
Sentencing guidelines range: 21-27 months
Prior defendant to take this plea got 8 months prison time
In return, US Justice Dept dropped remaining criminal counts against Keller
Quick appearance in court. When this case reaches sentencing hearing, at later date, we'd expect to hear from Keller
High-profile defendant
But this was not a high-level criminal charge stemming from Jan 6
You might note windbreaker jacket worn in this photo ===>
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Feds: “According to his plea, Keller yelled, “F*** Nancy Pelosi!” and “F*** Chuck Schumer!” before others began pushing forward toward the law enforcement officers.”
Feds (more): “According to his plea, on Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, Keller destroyed the phone and memory card that contained the photographs and videos he recorded from inside the Capitol building and threw away his “USA” jacket.”
So, so, so many cases in which the Feds detail vulgar and vile things said about Speaker Pelosi on Jan 6
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STANDBY: Court hearing in 15 minutes in case of Thomas Sibick. Sibick is seeking release from pretrial detention. He's accused of assaulting & stealing badge of DC police officer Michael Fanone on Jan 6
Sibick has pleaded not guilty. Court appearance IN PERSON in DC court
Sibick's attorney says Jan 6 was first time Sibick went to a Trump rally and thought it'd be his last time seeing Trump
Judge interrupts to say the case isn't about attendance at the Trump rally... but about the breach at the Capitol
Sibick's lawyer says his client has been in the "hole' for two weeks in DC jail.... *voluntarily* because he wants to stay away from other Jan 6 defendants
Lawyer alleges other Jan 6 defendants claim Sibick is too close to the jail officers
STARTING NOW: Sentencing in Jan 6 case of Derek Jancart, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Feds say he brought radios & gear to Capitol and posted on facebook, "Anyone
know the laws on pick axes in D.C.?”
Will judge order *prison time*?
Standby
Feds want prison time for Jancart
"He's a veteran", "He was alerting others the Capitol was not heavily guarded", "He brought a gas mask"... "He *did* incite violence"
Prosecutor argues Jancart was celebrating violence. "This defendant spent 40 minutes inside the Capitol Building on January 6"
And she argues Jancart "deleted" evidence from his phone
Judge is leaning into his concern about the "very troubling" statement Bancroft made about nancy pelosi
He's repeated "very troubling" several times. He's seemingly warning her ahead of sentencing (later date) about his concern.
Judge: "outrageous statement.. against anyone"
!!!! DC federal judge Emmet Sullivan, during plea agreement hearing today in this lower-level case, says some defendants on January 6 "morphed into terrorists"