Former Marine Pleads Guilty To Felony In Capitol Riot

Law & Crime reports:

A military veteran who once served on the Marine One squadron has pleaded guilty to felony obstruction in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A military veteran who once served on the Marine One squadron has pleaded guilty to felony obstruction in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Andries admitted to entering the building through a broken window, confronting Capitol Police once inside, and refusing to leave Capitol grounds, forcing police to drag him away.

After the crowd in the Crypt successfully pushed past police, Andries made his way to the Speaker’s Lobby, where he took a video of himself. “Hey y’all, think they hear us now?” Andries said on the video. “Knock knock, motherfuckers,” he also said, later adding: “I think the police have gotten the message: we ain’t backin’ down.”

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Maryland Man Who Served on Presidential Helicopter Squadron as a Marine Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Felonyhttps://t.co/JxFRy4weuE

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) August 23, 2022

John Daniel Andries, who served in the military and had multiple DUIs, charged in connection with U.S. Capitol attack. (Case unsealed last week, but only docketed today.) pic.twitter.com/6PaQ1cTCTK

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 8, 2021

Scoop: A veteran charged in the Capitol riot once served as a crew chief for the presidential helicopter squadron.

The job requires a top secret clearance, including a process known as Yankee White, which is reserved for personnel close to POTUS https://t.co/twaZd2fzHE

— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) March 10, 2021