Former Tennessee Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Felony, Misdemeanor Charge
Ronald Colton McAbee’s plea was not part of a deal with prosecutors. His trial on five other Jan. 6 charges is set for Oct. 2.
A protester lends aid to former sheriff's deputy Ronald McAbee after he tried performing CPR on an unconscious Rosanne Boyland. New bodycam footage provides another angle to the efforts to save Boyland, 34, who died on Jan. 6. Metropolitan Police Department/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee on Sept. 25 pleaded guilty to one Jan. 6 assault felony and one misdemeanor charge but will still go to trial on Oct. 2 on five other counts.
Mr. McAbee, 29, of Unionville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in Washington D.C. to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and one count of an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
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.
