Oath Keeper To Plead Guilty In First Conspiracy Case

Washington DC’s CBS News affiliate reported last month:

While several of the indicted Oath Keepers allegedly followed up the events of January 6 by discussing bunkering down and continuing to resist the incoming Biden administration – including, according to court documents, possibly building North Vietnamese-esque fighting tunnels in the mountains of Kentucky – others have expressed regret for their participation. One, Graydon Young, told a judge in February he felt he’d been “duped” into joining the militia. The judge in that case, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson, rejected Young’s claims – and his bond – saying the evidence showed his participation in the Capitol riot was “intentional and purposeful.”

And here’s the latest.

Breaking: Oath Keeper to plead guilty, first among major Capitol riot conspiracy cases – a significant development as investigators continue to pursue extremist groups they believe planned an attack to help then-President Trump stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 23, 2021

New: Oath Keeper conspiracy defendant Graydon Young has struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The Florida man is due to appear in court today and would be the second Oath Keeper to plead guilty so far and first from this multi-defendant case. pic.twitter.com/oDtcOdYqiD

— Ken Bensinger (@kenbensinger) June 23, 2021

Big Jan. 6 news here: There’s a last-minute plea agreement hearing scheduled this afternoon for Graydon Young, who is charged in the Oath Keepers indictment. pic.twitter.com/WVcF4HZk2Q

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 23, 2021

New: We have the first plea deal in the Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy case – Graydon Young will be appearing this afternoon in court, more to come pic.twitter.com/g18Dvm1mGg

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) June 23, 2021