A member of the right-wing Oath Keepers gang has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to do his duty in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Brian Ulrich, 44, cried in court on Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit murder. CNN reported. Ulrich was one of 11 members of the far-right militant group Oath Keepers, accused of rebellion after authorities discovered a chat message used by group members to counter the violence and show Joe Biden’s victory against Donald Trump. Presidential elections in 2020. Five people were killed and more than 100 officials were injured in the violence.
“Do it, you agreed with me [Oath Keepers leader Stewart] Rhodes and will he make a plan to stop the legal transfer of the president’s power by force on January 6, 2021? This was asked by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta at a hearing on Friday.
“Yes, Your Honor,” Ulrich replied, according to CNN.
Ulrich, who will work with the Justice Department in prosecuting his gang members as part of his plea bargain, was reported to have cried while listening. Mehta asked Ulrich if he needed some time to settle down.
“It won’t be easy,” Ulrich said while crying again.
Details of the Court documents Internal work on the plans of the guardians of the oath the day before the attack.
“Anyone can tell me if I’m mad, but I’ll have a backpack for regular use, and then a separate backpack along with my defensive weapon,” Ulrich said in a December Signal chat. “I’m the person who will run ‘Budget AR’.”
On the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Ulrich and other jurors “walked with police trying to protect the Rotunda.” According to the FBI.
The group’s leader, Rhodes, was recently sentenced to remain in prison pending trial after a federal judge ruled it was a “clear and compelling threat.”
Along with Ulrich, a member of the Guardians of the Oath Joshua James also pleaded guilty. Accused of mutiny and collaborating with the Justice Department. Ulrich faces up to six years in prison.
Source: Huffpost
