NEW: Oath Keeper 1st to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
in Alabama, is the first of 10 other alleged members to be charged in the conspiracy plot to plead guilty in last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.Prosecutors allege he bought a semi-automatic pistol and traveled to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 4, according to charging documents. He allegedly stashed several firearms at a Virginia motel.
James, who is accused of assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer, allegedly breached the Capitol through the East Rotunda doors.More than 750 people from 50 different states have been arrested related to the Jan. 6 attack, per the Justice Department.
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