Florida Prison Guard Faces Prison After Riot Guilty Plea

The Florida Times-Union reports:

A North Florida prison employee has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Jonathan Daniel Carlton, 46, from Union County could face a maximum of six months behind bars after admitting Tuesday to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Carlton, who lives about 40 miles southwest of Jacksonville, has worked at New River Correctional Institution in Raiford but told the judge he had been “moved to the mailroom pending whatever outcome” his court case produces.

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