Ashli Babbitt Rescuer Pleads Guilty to Petty Misdemeanor for Being at the Capitol on Jan. 6

Ashli Babbitt Rescuer Pleads Guilty to Petty Misdemeanor for Being at the Capitol on Jan. 6
Dr. Austin Harris wore a "Lions Not Sheep" cap at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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A California physician who was pulled away by police as he tried to render medical aid to a dying Ashli Babbitt pleaded guilty on June 15 to a petty misdemeanor for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Austin Brendlen Harris, 42, of Granada Hills, California, took a deal from federal prosecutors and pleaded guilty to one count of parading, protesting, or picketing in a Capitol building. He entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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