Maine
Maine native pleads guilty to role in U.S. Capitol riot
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine native has pleaded responsible to a second cost associated to his function within the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol.
Former Minot resident Mitch Simon advised a choose on April 29 that he used a steel bicycle rack outdoors the Capitol to push law enforcement officials who had been attempting to regulate the group. He admitted guilt to a cost of disorderly and disruptive conduct on the Capitol, the Solar Journal reported.
Simon pleaded responsible earlier this yr to a misdemeanor cost for demonstrating contained in the Capitol as a part of a plea deal. Nonetheless, prosecutors withdrew their settlement as a consequence of new proof that Simon performed a bigger function within the riot than they thought. Simon took a brand new deal on Friday.
Simon is now a tree contractor in Georgia. He is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 12 and faces eight to 14 months in jail.