Oath Keepers Sentences Delayed Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling on Felony Obstruction Charge

U.S. District approves postponements for 10 Oath Keepers-related defendants awaiting Court decision.

Members of the Oath Keepers group stand on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

The specter of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the controversial use of an evidence-tampering law in Jan. 6 felony prosecutions has caused a delay in sentencing of 10 Oath Keepers defendants.

The most recent delay was granted on March 22 to Thomas Caldwell, who had been scheduled for an April 4 sentencing on counts of obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents or proceedings.