NEW YORK (Nettavisen): Jerry Ryals (27) from Oklahoma today bitterly regrets participating in the assault on Congress in Washington following the speech at Donald Trump January 6, 2021.
At least 919 arrested
In May, Ryals pleaded guilty to participating in the assault and last week his lawyer filed a motion in court demanding that Ryals not serve his sentence in prison. Instead, the lawyer asks that he be sentenced to two years of probation.
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The 27-year-old was originally charged with six counts, but this has been reduced to a case of civil disobedience, because the federal prosecutor offers several defendants a reduction in the number of indictments in exchange for their confession, he writes. Insider.
So far it is at least 919 people arrested and prosecuted after the assault, many of them have already been sentenced.
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– He lost his wife and job
Ryals explained that after the assault he lost both his wife and his job and that people in his circle also started avoiding him.
When the sentence is passed at the end of October, the 27-year-old risks losing his right to carry a firearm, as well as his right to vote.
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In court proceedings, the attorney paints an image of Ryals as a “gentle giant” who was disappointed by Donald Trump and his election lies, Insider writes.
The Oklahoma man was one of those who posted several photos and videos of himself participating in the assault.
– We certainly have enough people to run this mess. They don’t have a damn chance! she wrote in one of her Facebook updates that was presented as evidence in the case.
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The Guardians of the Oath militia
Last week, the trial also began against four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, including its founder, former soldier Stewart Rhodes. They are all accused of participating in the assault on Congress.
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The charges against the four militia members include sedition, which can lead to 20 years in prison. Four other militia members are also accused of sedition and the trial against them begins on 29 November.
According to the indictment, Rhodes led the way when the Congress building was stormed and both he and a number of other militia members were armed with firearms.
Weapon stored
They deposited their weapons in a hotel a few kilometers from the congress building and members of the militia made their way through the barricades of the police in military formation, according to the indictment.
– We will not make it without a civil war, was the clear message from Rhodes a few weeks before the assault.
– It will be a bloody and desperate fight, it cannot be avoided, he stressed in a speech to his followers.
At least five people died as a result of the assault on Congress and 140 police officers were injured.
