Thread by @ZoeTillman

Hello from Judge Trevor McFadden's virtual courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to begin for Jan. 6 def Jenny Cudd, who described her participation in a Facebook livestream that night. By my count, Cudd will be the 100th person to enter a guilty plea.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2046…

Cudd was indicted on one felony count for obstructing an official proceeding. Her co-defendant Eliel Rosa pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor and McFadden sentenced him yesterday to 12 months probation; we're waiting to learn the terms of Cudd's deal

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1447933863834103810

Cudd will plead guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building, a class A misdemeanor with a max sentence of 1 year in jail. The felony count for obstructing Congress will be dropped.

AUSA Amanda Fretto says this is the "most recent" and "most lenient" offer extended by the govt to Cudd. Cudd's lawyer Marina Medvin says this was the only written offer they received, they tried to negotiate a more lenient offer — to get the same class B misd as Eliel Rosa

Cudd's estimated sentencing guidelines range is 0 to 6 months in jail, AUSA says

Cudd's lawyer says the plea deal incl. language reserving the govt's right to seek an upward departure for terrorism at sentencing, but the defense will argue that enhancement is not applicable in a misdemeanor case if the govt does decide to pursue that

McFadden accepts Cudd's guilty plea, sets her sentencing for March 18