
US Capitol rioter with Proud Boys ties to plead guilty, lawyer says
CNN
A January 6 riot defendant with ties to the Proud Boys, who was recently profiled by CNN for promoting false-flag conspiracies about the insurrection, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor for illegally protesting in the Capitol building, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday.
Micajah Jackson has agreed to a plea deal with the Justice Department and will formalize the guilty plea at a court hearing on November 22, his defense attorney Maria Jacob told CNN.
The agreement is similar to other plea deals that prosecutors have reached with rioters that aren't accused of violence. Jackson could receive up to six months in jail for the single misdemeanor.

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