OAN's Avril Elfie
6:17pm – Sunday, January 7, 2024
Ryan Epps, a man from Arizona who allegedly attended and facilitated the January 6 rally.thHe has been sentenced to one year of probation for his role in the 2021 protests at the U.S. Capitol.
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On Tuesday, the 62-year-old pleaded guilty and was sentenced in September 2023 as part of an agreement with Justice Department prosecutors.
Epps admitted to “conducting disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.”
He did not attend the sentencing court, instead appearing via video conference.
fox news Media outlets have previously expressed speculation that Epps may be a covert government operative facilitating the protests at the Capitol to entrap Trump supporters.But last year, Epps filed a lawsuit fox news In the defamation case, he claimed the network was at fault for spreading baseless rumors about him.
In Epps' own words, when “Trump admirers” turned against him and his wife, he claimed there was a “life-altering real shift” and added, “Now we know that President Biden won the election.” “I know.”Mr. Epps expressed his regret for his own actions on January 6th.th And he said he wants to help others “learn the truth” about the 2020 election results.
In addition to the probation, Epps was ordered to pay $500 in restitution and complete 100 hours of community service.
More than 1,230 people were charged that day with federal crimes related to the protests, including seditious conspiracy and “assault on a police officer.”
About 170 people were found guilty on at least one charge, and about 730 others entered guilty pleas to the charges.
Authorities are still searching for the identity of the person who planted pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices the day before the protests, as well as up to 80 other people wanted for their involvement in the protests. It is claimed that
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