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Iced Earth Guitarist and Oath Keeper Jon Schaffer’s Jan. 6 Insurrection Sentencing Delayed

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Jon Schaffer was the first person to plead guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Schaffer's legal team had asked for him to be sentenced in September, following a recent appeals court decision that would overturn a sentencing enhancement used in punishing those who invaded the Capitol. Judge Amit P. Mehta was not receptive to the request to wait for the Supreme Court.

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Iced Earth Guitarist and Oath Keeper Jon Schaffer’s Jan. 6 Insurrection Sentencing Delayed

The sentencing date for Iced Earth guitarist and Oath Keepers member Jon Schaffer, who was the first person to plead guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been pushed back to July. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta filed paperwork in the past week, according to The Republic, moving the date from April 5 to July 19. Mehta had previously moved the date, originally Feb. 20, so Schaffer could undergo an undisclosed medical oper…

2 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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