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A Central Florida man convicted of conspiring to stop the certification of the presidential election will be sentenced in May, a judge announced on Thursday.

The verdict in the second of three seditious conspiracy cases charged in the Capitol breach comes after a jury in November found Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes guilty of plotting to keep President Donald Trump in power by force.

Two years after large groups of people stormed the U.S. Capitol, fewer than half of the cases involving Central Florida residents have been resolved, according to court records.

Caleb Berry agreed to cooperate against other members of the group in a seditious conspiracy trial.

The final report of the investigation of the January 6th Attack on the Capitol includes chilling sections about Floridians' involvement.

A Marion County man who was convicted of conspiring to interfere with the transfer of power in 2020 presidential election is asking a federal judge for a new trial.

They are charged with several other felonies in addition to seditious conspiracy. Seditious conspiracy can be difficult to prove, especially when the alleged plot is unsuccessful. Authorities say the plot came to a head on Jan. 6, 2021, when Oath Keepers stormed the Capitol alongside hundreds of other angry Trump supporters. Minuta later joined a second “stack” that forced its way inside as police desperately tried to defend the building, prosecutors say. Three other Oath Keepers have pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with investigators in the hopes of getting a lighter sentence.

Jessica Watkins and other Oath Keepers were convicted Tuesday of multiple felonies for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol building.

Verdicts against five Oath Keepers defines the Jan. 6, 2021, melee, once and for all, as a purposeful crime orchestrated by enemies of democracy.

Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right group Oath Keepers, was found guilty by a jury of seditious conspiracy on Tuesday.

Militia leader Stewart Rhodes could face two decades in prison. It took his son years to escape him.

A federal jury found the leader of the Oath Keepers and one of the Central Florida associates guilty of seditious conspiracy Tuesday in the Jan. 6 trial.

When jurors return to deliberate the fate of five members of the Oath Keepers, they will have to answer different questions for each defendant, and the answers could mean the difference between jail time and walking free.

Closing arguments began in the Jan. 6 trial for five members and affiliates of the far-right Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy.

Rhodes resumed testifying in his defense Monday in his seditious conspiracy trial.

The Oath Keepers founder has argued that he was defending the Constitution on Jan. 6, not defying the government.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes took the witness stand on Friday in his high-stakes seditious conspiracy trial as he tries to counter allegations that his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power. Rhodes began testifying after prosecutors spent weeks laying out their case against him and four others accused of a violent plot to keep Democrat Joe Biden out of the White House. Rhodes is expected to argue that his actions leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, were in anticipation of orders he expected from Trump, a Republican. On Jan. 6, 2021, Oath Keepers dressed in battle gear stormed the Capitol alongside hundreds of other angry Trump supporters. Rhodes and his co-defendants are the first people arrested in the Jan. 6 attack to stand trial on the charge of seditious conspiracy, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years behind bars upon conviction.

Attorneys representing two Central Florida men charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol presented their opening statements to a jury in the nation’s capital on Thursday.

Graydon P. Young testifies in Rhodes seditious conspiracy trial that he thought Capitol breach at time could start a revolution: “I was acting like a traitor, someone acting against my own government.”

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. The judge told lawyers and jurors to return Tuesday morning but it's unclear when and how they will be able to proceed with the case. Rhodes' lawyers have said their client will take the stand to testify that all of his actions were in anticipation of orders he expected from Trump — orders that never came. Prosecutors have said Rhodes and his extremist group planned an “armed rebellion” to keep Trump in power. The disruption comes almost a week after a juror was dismissed after testing positive for COVID.

The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden. An attorney for Rhodes, Ed Tarpley, said he was told by jail officials that his client is in “total isolation” at the jail and wasn't even available for a phone call.

Prosecutors gave a blow-by-blow of the actions in and around the Capitol of five charged with seditious conspiracy.

An Orlando man arrested and charged for his role in the attack on the Capitol was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday.

The trial of two Central Florida members of the Oath Keepers completed its second week with prosecutors attempting to show that they conspired to engage in violence on Jan. 6, 2021.

“He wants us to make it WILD,” Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keepers leader from Dunnellon, Florida, wrote in a message to other group members. !”Trump’s words appeared to energize Oath Keepers members. Oath Keepers founder and national leader Stewart Rhodes responded on Dec. 25, 2020, that he disagreed with that assessment. Defense lawyers have accused prosecutors of cherry-picking messages and have said there is no evidence the Oath Keepers had a plan to attack the Capitol. Thursday's testimony for the Oath Keepers trial focused on members of the group's Florida contingent and their communications in the days leading up to the riot.

A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later.

The January 6 Select Committee will meet again on Thursday in Washington, DC, with a different approach to presenting its findings to the American people.

Recordings of a meeting with a hundred members and corresponding text messages disclosed at trial show a group planning to act.

Stewart Rhodes and his codefendants are accused by the government of planning their Capitol attack for months. "Hogwash," said one defense attorney.

Stewart Rhodes and others are on trial after being charged with seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

On trial is extremist leader Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group, and four associates. Here is a look at what's to come:WHO ARE THE OATH KEEPERS? They have been charged with seditious conspiracy in one of the most high profile cases to come out of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Oath Keepers, for their part, say prosecutors have twisted their words and insist there was never any plan to attack the Capitol. The seditious conspiracy law was enacted after the Civil War to arrest Southerners who might keep fighting the U.S. government.

A trial that started Monday in Washington, D.

Potential jurors are now being screened to decide who will judge the guilt or innocence of the first group of Oath Keepers accused of conspiring to overthrow the government.

The leader of the Oath Keepers has asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to manage the massive amount of evidence in the January 6 investigation, according to a motion filed in federal court.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow text messages be used in the case against a Marion County man charged in connection with the Capitol riot.

Despite a lot of arguing, a federal judge is refusing to change the trial date of a group of Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot. That includes two people from Central Florida.

In the cases against the hundreds of Capitol riot defendants, attorneys repeatedly reference how Trump's tweet motivated rioters to come to Washington, D.C. — sometimes with weapons and armor in tow.

A federal judge ruled the trial of two Florida Oath Keepers members will stay in Washington, D.C.

Florida leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were spotlighted during the first televised hearing of the January 6 Select Committee on Thursday.

A Marion County woman charged for her involvement in the Capitol Hill riot is asking a federal judge to move her trial out of the District of Columbia.

The attorney representing a Marion County man arrested for his involvement in the Capitol Hill riot has been disbarred, prompting a hearing set for Thursday in the nation’s capitol.

Florida leads the nation with the number of residents arrested in connection with the Capitol Hill riots, according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Justice.

A Marion County man who federal prosecutors have painted as one of the conspirators of the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol says he is an innocent man.

Prosecutors say David Moerschel, from Punta Gorda, Florida, was on more than a dozen planning calls with fellow militia members ahead of January 6.

A man from Southwest Florida is accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. and conspiring with other members of the Oath Keepers from Central Florida head of the attacks, according to the FBI.

A federal grand jury hands down more indictments against four Central Florida residents for their alleged roles in the Capitol Hill riot.

FBI investigators said they are examining video that they say shows three Central Florida residents preparing for the riots on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.

On Saturday, Nov. 7th Dunnellon resident Kelly Meggs posted a video of himself in front of the traveling Vietnam Veterans War Memorial discussing the importance of history and freedom. He has pled not guilty to all charges but remains behind bars. Curzio was subsequently arrested and charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, along with three other charges. In fact, the FBI has an entire webpage dedicated to the videos, many taken by the insurrectionists themselves, to help track down suspects. “People need to share what they’re doing and when they share it they get likes,” says Dr. Chakravorti.

Several members of the Proud Boys, who describe themselves as a politically incorrect men’s club for “Western chauvinists,” have also been charged with conspiring to obstruct Congress. AdOn Dec. 19, Meggs wrote in a Facebook message that he “organized an alliance" between the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and Florida Three Percenters, an anti-government movement. Days later, Meggs wrote that the Oath Keepers would probably be guarding someone during the day, “but at night we have orchestrated a plan" with the Proud Boys. Then we will have the proud boys get in front of them the cops will get between antifa and proud boys. Ad“Then wait for the 6th when we are all in DC to insurrection,” Meggs wrote, authorities say.

“Well we are ready for the rioters , this week I organized an alliance between Oath Keepers , Florida 3%ers [sic] , and Proud Boys . !” and also showed the man discussing tactics involving the Proud Boys, according to prosecutors. We catch them in the middle ..game over”AdKenneth Harrelson and other Oath Keepers seen inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Then we will have proud boys get in front of them the cops will get between antifa and proud boys . Following the riot at the Capitol, prosecutors said in their brief that Meggs wrote in an online Signal chat, “We aren’t quitting!!

Federal prosecutors have added another member of the Oath Keepers militia group to an indictment alleging conspiracy in the Capitol Riot. So far, at least 13 individuals associated with the Oath Keepers have been charged with federal crimes stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Of those indicted, at least five are former military members and one is a former law enforcement officer. Kelly Meggs, the self-described leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, allegedly arranged combat and firearms training for himself and others in Florida. Illegal activity can also be reported to law enforcement at MeWe's discretion, and law enforcement can follow procedures in our terms to request information from us."

Oath Keepers seen inside the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to the FBI. AdPictures and videos linked in the 43-page affidavit show all four both inside and outside the Capitol wearing camouflage, tactical vests and helmets. Kelly and Connie Meggs (Courtesy)Kelly Meggs, who authorities say is the leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, wrote in a Facebook message in December 2020: “Trump said It’s gonna be wild!!!!!!! AdSeveral Floridians have been arrested in connection with the attack at the Capitol, including a Sanford firefighter and a Proud Boys organizer from Marion County. Anyone with information about someone who was involved in the riot can find details on how to report them here.

Federal prosecutors indicted six members of the Oath Keepers militia, who the government added as co-defendants to an existing indictment for three alleged Oath Keepers. The Oath Keepers are a loosely-organized collection of militia, prosecutors say, which focus on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement and first-responders. The email also said, "As always, while conducting security operations, we will have some of our men out in 'grey man' mode, without identifiable Oath Keepers gear on. Kelly Meggs, the self-described leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, allegedly arranged combat and firearms training for himself and others in Florida. Steele sent a five-page document that appeared to be an online application to the Oath Keepers of Florida on January 3, prosecutors said.

"He wants us to make it WILD that's what he's saying," Oath Keepers chief Kelly Meggs wrote in a Facebook message. That message is detailed in a new superseding indictment charging him and five other Oath Keepers associates with crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by thousands of Trump supporters. !," Meggs wrote, according to the indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, which accuses the defendants of invading the Capitol complex. Be there, will be wild," wrote Trump. Members of the Oath Keepers provide security to Roger Stone at a rally the night before groups attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2021.

Federal prosecutors indicted six members of the Oath Keepers militia, who the government added as co-defendants to an existing indictment for three alleged Oath Keepers. The Oath Keepers are a loosely-organized collection of militia, prosecutors say, which focus on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement and first-responders. The email also said, "As always, while conducting security operations, we will have some of our men out in 'grey man' mode, without identifiable Oath Keepers gear on. Kelly Meggs, the self-described leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, allegedly arranged combat and firearms training for himself and others in Florida. Steele sent a five-page document that appeared to be an online application to the Oath Keepers of Florida on January 3, prosecutors said.

People charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol left behind a trove of videos and messages that have helped federal authorities build cases. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six more people linked to the far-right Oath Keepers militia group have been indicted on charges that they planned and coordinated with one another in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Friday. The case against those affiliated with the Oath Keepers is the largest conspiracy case brought by the U.S. Justice Department so far in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Authorities say the defendants prepared for weeks ahead of the attack, attended training sessions and recruited others. Later that month, authorities say Young reached out to a company that does firearms and combat training about a rifle class for four people, according to the indictment.