A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Scott Kevin Fairlamb's deal with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of other cases in which Capitol rioters clashed with police. Fairlamb's attorney said prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence ranging from about 3 1/2 to 4 1/4 years, but the judge isn't bound by that term of the plea agreement.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth set a sentencing date of Sept. 27 for Fairlamb, who has been jailed since his Jan. 22 arrest at his home in Stockholm, New Jersey. Fairlamb pleaded guilty to two counts, obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer. The counts carry a maximum of more than 20 years in prison.
Fairlamb's brother was one of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect first lady Michelle Obama, Breite said. Thompson hasn't been arrested. His defense attorneys said in a court filing that he has autism spectrum disorder. They cited that as a reason for keeping him out of jail while awaiting sentencing.
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