Law & Crime reports:
An Ohio man who claimed to believe that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was “all Antifa” has pleaded guilty to storming the building. Stephen Michael Ayres, 39, admitted Wednesday to engaging in disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds on Jan. 6.
Ayres was featured in a video posted to YouTube in which he and two other people were talking about Jan. 6. The video was labeled: “It was all Antifa breaking into the Capitol 1-6-2021.”
“It’s not over, trust me,” a man — not Ayres — on the video said. “The purpose of today was to expose Pence as a traitor.” “Yup,” Ayres responded, adding that “fake news” media would not accurately report on what happened at the Capitol.
Read the full article. Ayres, who faces up to a year on the misdemeanor conviction, was arrested with a man who later killed himself in jail after pleading guilty to a felony, creating another martyr for the “cause.”
Ohio Man Who Said ‘Antifa’ Was Responsible for Jan. 6 Pleads Guilty to Storming the Capitolhttps://t.co/RyTrBteHBb
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) June 8, 2022
Ayers’ co-defendant was Matthew Perna, who died by suicide as his Jan. 6 case was pending. pic.twitter.com/KKl17RO2WT
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 8, 2022
NOT THE ONION: Stephen Ayres, 38, was charged with unlawful entry, disorderly conduct and obstruction tied to the Capitol riot. He live-streamed himself inside the Capitol but later appeared in a video titled, “It was all ANTIFA breaking into the Capitol” https://t.co/EytcM6VdwF https://t.co/6rL9pBRAoZ
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) February 2, 2021