WASHINGTON—A California man pleaded guilty on May 19 to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to a statement released by the U.S. Justice Department, “his and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.”
Christian Alexander Secor, 23, of Costa Mesa, California, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to obstruction of an official proceeding. According to court documents, on the day of the 2020 election, Nov. 3, 2020, Secor sent a text message stating, “We’re gonna win bigly and if we don’t we’re taking this ship down in flames.”
