ICED EARTH’s John Shaffer sentenced to three years probation and fined for January 6 riot

Ice country frontman and famous rebel John Shaffer On January 6, 2021, he is implicated in the attempted overthrow of the US government, although he disbands.

according to the verdict received from October 14 Blabbermouth, Shaffer was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and will pay $2,000 in restitution with another $200 in “special assessment.”

The sentencing memorandum reads: “Such a sentence would be sufficient to express the seriousness of this crime, while taking into account the defendant’s three months in custody after his arrest, the defendant’s early admission of responsibility and the significant assistance provided to him. released to law enforcement pursuant to his cooperative plea agreement.”

Shaffer Signed a plea deal in April 2021, agreeing to cooperate with investigators of the January 6 uprising and potentially testify against those involved.

Shaffer was initially charged with six felonies but ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing the official procedure of Congress and trespassing on restricted grounds in the Capitol while armed with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

described in the October 14 memo Shaffer“The defendant was one of the first six people to enter the Capitol building through the doors on the northwest side of the building near the Senate Deputy’s office. Shaffer wore a tactical vest and hat that read “Oath Keepers Lifetime Member” and he carried bear spray.

“Threatening behavior Shaffer and others at the front of the line forced the officers to retreat and let the crowd begin to pour into the Capitol through this entrance.

“The defendant’s participation in the attack on the Capitol was not accidental, it was the culmination of weeks, if not months, of increasingly violent calls. Elmer Stewart Rhodes IIIleader of the Oath Keepers, oppose the legal transfer of power Donald Trump to: Joseph Biden. Shaffer He was privy to some of these communications as a member of Out Keeper, and he marched with Oath Keepers at an event in DC in November 2020 to protest the election results.

“At the same time. Shaffer did not participate in the Oath Keepers’ planning and coordination for the attack on the Capitol (he was not in any of the group’s encrypted chats for the January 6 operation), and did not enter the Capitol with them on January 6. therefore, Shaffer was not charged with participating in the conspiracy with the other Oath Keepers.

“Furthermore, Shaffer was inside the Capitol for less than ten minutes and did not directly harm or attempt to harm any officer or property during this crime. Shaffer He has also cooperated with law enforcement since turning himself in eleven days after the attack, making several offers to law enforcement and providing complete, credible and relevant information.

“On April 16, 2021, the defendant fully accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty pursuant to a cooperation agreement to one count of obstructing official proceedings and entering and remaining in a confined building or premises with a fatal or fatal outcome. Dangerous Weapon The defendant was the first to plead guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 attack, and he agreed to release details of his cooperation agreement.