WASHINGTON: A member of the right-wing guard militia was because he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the charges of conspiracies and obstruction to take part in the January 6 attack on US Capitol, the prosecutor said in the newspaper.
The man, Mark Grods, joined the formation of an oath guard who horsed to the Capitol in a golf cart and violated the Capitol along with hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump who tried to stop the Congress from choosing it in elections.
More than 500 people have been charged with taking part in the attack, which left five dead people including a Capitol police officer.
Grods was one of a group of more than two dozen members of oath guards, boys who were proud and three percent who faced more serious charges including conspiracies and obstruction.
“While walking through a limited area and towards the Capitol Building, Grods and others, some are known and unknown, moving together in the military ‘stack’ formation by hand on the shoulders in front of them to communicate and effectively move towards the Capitol,” said the prosecutor in Submission of court.
Grod entered the capitol carrying a “big stick,” they said.
In the days before the riots, Grods had communicated through the encrypted application signal about plans to travel to Washington and whether he had to carry a weapon, they said, added: “Grods brought firearms to Washington DC, and finally gave them to other individuals to store them At Hotel Virginia.
“The prosecutor said their investigation of Grod was related to” ongoing jury investigations “from a group of oath guards who faced criminal demands in connection with riots.
Court documents did not identify lawyers representing Grods.
Other oath guard members, Graydon Young.