Texas Man Pleads Guilty Over Breach of US Capitol Charges

U.S. Capitol Police detain protesters outside of the House Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021. Nolan Cooke, 23, of Savoy, Texas, was one of the first to break through a line of U.S. Capitol police officers, according to court documents. Cooke pleaded guilty March 9 to a list of charges. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Nolan Bernard Cooke, 23, one of 60 Texans charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, pleaded guilty on March 9 to a felony charge of civil disorder for helping lead the breach.

Cooke faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 10.