A Pendleton, Ore., Proud Boy and his brother have agreed to take a plea deal for federal charges related to their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Jonathanpeter Klein is still facing a separate civil lawsuit stemming from allegedly helping his fellow Proud Boys break into the U.S. Capitol building during the riots, as part of what prosecutors have called an organized attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
They are both facing six federal charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, including: conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, destruction of government property, entering a restricted building, and disorderly conduct. The conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder charges are felonies, according to Justice Department news releases.
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