Oath Keepers chief Stewart Rhodes used to be convicted Tuesday by way of a Washington, DC, jury of seditious conspiracy for orchestrating a far-reaching plan to forestall the non violent switch of energy after former President Donald Trump misplaced to Joe Biden within the 2020 election.
The conviction is a win for the Justice Division, which argued that the assault on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, used to be greater than only a political protest that were given out of regulate — however somewhat a violent assault at the seat of American democracy and an effort to stay Biden out of the Oval Place of work in any way important.
4 different defendants additionally confronted fees.
Here is a complete rundown of the decision:
Rely 1: Seditious conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: NOT GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Rely 2: Conspiracy to Hinder an respectable continuingÂ
Stewart Rhodes: NOT GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Rely 3: Obstructing an Reliable Continuing
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: GUILTY
Rely 4: Conspiracy to forestall an officer from discharging any tasks
Stewart Rhodes: NOT GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Rely 5: Destruction of Executive Assets and Assisting and AbettingÂ
Kelly Meggs: NOT GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: NOT GUILTY
Rely 6: Civil Dysfunction and Assisting and Abetting
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Rely 7: Tampering with Paperwork
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Rely 8: Tampering with Paperwork
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Rely 9: Tampering with Paperwork
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Rely 13: Tampering with Paperwork
Thomas Caldwell: GUILTY
