'Guilty, your honor': Man who dressed as Captain Moroni for Jan. 6 Capitol breach makes plea deal [View all]
Nathaniel Wayne Entrekin, the Arizona man who dressed as Captain Moroni from the Book of Mormon during the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to a single misdemeanor in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Why this matters: Entrekin, 48, becomes at least the 174th person to plead guilty to a crime in connection with the Capitol breach, according to an NPR database.
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The plea deal: Entrekin agreed to plead guilty to a federal class B misdemeanor of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping four other charges.
• Entrekin appeared Friday via video for the plea agreement hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Judge Florence Pan asked Entrekin, “Did you enter the Capitol’s restricted grounds on Jan. 6?” Entrekin replied, “Yes, your honor.”
• “Guilty, your honor,” Entrekin said Friday when the judge asked how he pleaded.
Read more: https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/14/22884055/guilty-your-honor-man-who-dressed-as-captain-moroni-for-jan-6-capitol-breach-makes-plea-deal
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