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‘Oath Keeper’ agrees to cooperate with feds in Capitol riot plea deal
A heavy-metal guitarist and reputed member of the far-right group the Oath Keepers became the first Capitol rioter Friday to cop a plea deal for the Jan. 6 siege. Jon Ryan Schaffer, who plays in th…
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A heavy-metal guitarist and reputed member of the far-right group the Oath Keepers became the first Capitol rioter Friday to cop a plea deal for the Jan. 6 siege.
Jon Ryan Schaffer, who plays in the band “Iced Earth,” will provide information to the feds in the hopes of a lighter sentence for his role in the riot, which led to the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer.
Schaffer may be placed in witness protection as he works with law enforcement, the Associated Press reported.
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I hope they come down on these dangerous creeps. I hope this guy is far enough up their chain that he can rat out the leaders.
That he has to be put into Witness Protection gives you an idea as how how dangerous these people are.
Currently, the band is composed solely of Schaffer and drummer Brent Smedley, with all other band members having departed following Schaffer's January 2021 arrest by the FBI for his involvement in the Capitol riots.[8][9] Schaffer is currently in FBI custody on felony charges, which has generated new publicity for Iced Earth and has resulted in the band being dropped from their longtime label Century Media.[10][11][12]
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