‘Oath Keepers’ Member Pleads Guilty to Breaching US Capitol

Protesters are seen taking pictures inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Federal prosecutors obtained their first guilty plea in relation to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6.

Jon Schaffer, 53, of Indiana and a member of the Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to “unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ.)