Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers leader freed by Trump, seen on Capitol Hill
Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy when he was freed by President Trump.
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Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy when he was freed by President Trump.
The list includes defendants convicted of seditious conspiracy and violence against police officers.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win.
Jurors who will decide whether to convict Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of seditious conspiracy resumed deliberations.
Stewart Rhodes told jurors that there was no plan for the Oath Keepers to attack the Capitol and said his followers who went inside acted "stupid."
Jessica Watkins said that storming the U.S. Capitol with fellow Oath Keepers was a "really stupid" decision and that she was swept up in what seemed to be a "very American moment."
Rhodes said he feared the White House would be attacked by anti-fascists in the weeks after the election and thought Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act. "Of course, Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act," he admitted.
Rhodes and four codefendants are in the middle of a weeks-long trial on charges of seditious conspiracy.
Rhodes allegedly told other Oath Keepers he was trying to find a way to advise the former president and urge him to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Prosecutors allege Stewart Rhodes and his associates conspired to use force to halt the peaceful transition of power in support of former President Trump.
A Collin County constable responded to questions about his inclusion on a list of alleged members of the far-right extremist group involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Anti-Defamation League says its Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and spotted the names.
Granbury attorney SoRelle, who was allegedly a Jan. 6 participant, was in federal court today after her arrest.
The Texas attorney confirmed to CBS News earlier this year that she acted as president of the Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes' arrest.
The House Jan. 6 committee's first public hearing is halfway through. So far, it has featured never-before-seen video testimony from that day. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell is joined by CBS News' Nikole Killion, John Dickerson, Nancy Cordes, Robert Costa and Scott MacFarlane to provide analysis.
On February 16, the man facing what is believed to be the most serious charge in connection with the January 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. will return to court.
Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, appeared remotely before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday from a federal jail where he is awaiting trial on sedition charges.
A federal magistrate judge in Plano has ordered Elmer Stewart Rhodes detained on charges or seditious conspiracy and other offenses related to the Jan 6th attack on the US Capitol.
A federal judge in Plano heard arguments on whether to jail the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group while he awaits trial on seditious conspiracy charges.
After the hearing, Rhodes' lawyers said he entered a not guilty plea, plans to fight the charges against him and should be released.
An attorney from Granbury said on Friday, January 14 that she is now acting as President of the Oath Keepers after the extreme right-wing group's leader was arrested yesterday.
The 56-year-old Rhodes never entered the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but federal authorities say in his role as the leader of the Oath Keepers, he incited a rebellion against the U.S. government by organizing a militia.
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, 56, of Granbury was arrested and charged in connection to the events in the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Authorities filed charges after completing their review of the five‑vehicle crash that shut down FM 730 in both directions.
A passerby spotted the men stranded on a concrete slab as water levels climbed near Forest Lane, DFR said.
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