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Neo-Nazi from New Hampshire Pleads Guilty to 06 Jan Felony Charge
On 11 April 2024, a neo-Nazi from Salem, New Hampshire, pled guilty to federal charges for his participation in the 6 January 2021 insurrection. The FBI arrested Ackerman on 20 Jun 2022 when agents recovered a stolen US Capitol Police riot helmet from his home. US District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, will sentence Ackerman for felony offense of civil disorder and misdemeanor theft of government property on 25 July 2024 in the District of Columbia. The defendant can be fined or imprisoned for up to five years...
Neo-Nazi Jan. 6 rioter pleads guilty, admits to stealing police helmet as a 'war trophy'
WASHINGTON — A member of a neo-Nazi group pleaded guilty to Capitol riot charges on Thursday, admitting that he threw a water bottle at police during the brutal battle at the lower west tunnel and stole a police helmet as a "war trophy" during the Jan. 6 attack. Richard Zachary Ackerman pleaded guilty on Thursday to two charges: obstructing law enforcement officers during civil disorder and theft of government property. He had initially faced three additional charges: assault, resist, oppose, impede, with a person engaged in performance of official duties;...