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Justice Department appeals length of prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 attack
The Justice Department’s announcement came after it suffered a rare setback in a related case involving Oath Keepers associates.
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Oath Keeper Who Guarded Roger Stone Before Jan. 6 Attack Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison
A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
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2 More Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison Terms for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow Oath Keepers members have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday sentenced Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to eight years and six months behind bars and sentenced Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Florida,...
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Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sentenced to 18 Years for Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Attack
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced Thursday after a landmark verdict convicting him of spearheading a weekslong plot to keep former President Donald Trump in power. He’s the first of the Jan. 6 defendants convicted of seditious...
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Four Oath Keepers Convicted of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy
Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.
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Founder of Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Over Capitol Riot
Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday after a nearly two-month-long trial.
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Oath Keepers Boss Stewart Rhodes Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Capitol Riot Case
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Stewart Rhodes Testifies in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Trial
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers organization began testifying in his own defense at his seditious conspiracy trial on Friday, telling jurors that he thought the 2020 election was “unconstitutional” and that neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden were lawfully elected.
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DOJ Rests in Trial of Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes
Federal prosecutors rested their case Thursday against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the U.S. Capitol attack.