An active-duty Marine who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and then spent more than 50 minutes wandering through the building, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of illegally parading or demonstrating in the Capitol.
, who is charged with assaulting police and obstructing the congressional certification of the electoral vote.In June of last year, according to the FBI affidavit filed by Special Agent Kelsey Randall, Abate was interviewed as part of his security clearance and discussed entering the Capitol with his “buddies.” Abate told interviewers he and his friends “walked around and tried not to get hit with tear gas.” Abate also reported that he perceived the Jan.
According to Randall’s affidavit, the three Marines placed a “MAGA” hat, which Coomer had been wearing, on a statue in the Rotunda and took photos of it, then walked around taking more pictures for 52 minutes. None of the men were charged with any violent conduct or other felonies. Other Marine Corps members corroborated the identities of the men for FBI investigators, Randall’s affidavit said.
Coomer, originally from Muncie, Ind., told U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes that he was currently stationed at Camp Pendleton near San Diego but otherwise said little during his brief hearing. He declined to comment outside the courtroom after his plea. Reyes, who was appointed to the bench in February, set his sentencing for Aug. 30.
“I’m sorry to meet you under these circumstances,” the judge told Coomer. “I’m hopeful that this is a small obstacle in your life.” After explaining that the probation department would be producing a pre-sentencing report on the case for her, Reyes said, “Hopefully if I get back a clean report … we’ll get out of here quickly on the 30th.”
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