Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

            WASHINGTON – A Nevada man pleaded responsible at the moment to felony fees for his actions throughout the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to determine and depend the electoral votes associated to the presidential election.

            Nathaniel DeGrave, 32, of Las Vegas, pleaded responsible within the District of Columbia to conspiracy to impede an official continuing and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. As a part of the plea settlement, DeGrave has agreed to cooperate with the Authorities’s ongoing investigation of the breach of the U.S. Capitol. 

            In keeping with courtroom paperwork, DeGrave and a co-defendant, Ronald Sandlin, 34, of Shelby County, Tennessee, deliberate to intrude with the peaceable transition of presidential energy, starting in December 2020. For instance, on Dec. 31, 2020, DeGrave posted on Fb, “Who can shoot and has wonderful purpose and may train me at the moment or tomorrow.” The identical day, he, Sandlin, and a 3rd defendant, Josiah Colt, 35, of Meridian, Idaho, started a personal chat on Fb to plan for Jan. 6. Within the chat, they mentioned “delivery weapons” and shared assembly info.

            DeGrave, Sandlin, and Colt traveled collectively to the District of Columbia carrying protecting gear, together with fuel/face masks, helmets, and shin guards. DeGrave carried a can of bear spray in his pocket in addition to a walkie-talkie. After arriving on Capitol grounds, they illegally went previous barricades and regulation enforcement officers, pushing previous members of the group to get nearer to the Capitol Constructing. They in the end entered the Capitol via the Higher West Terrace door.

            Whereas inside, Sandlin and DeGrave pushed in opposition to officers guarding an exterior door to the Capitol Rotunda, slowly forcing the door open and letting a mob stream inside. DeGrave shouted, “get the f*** via” and “kick [the door] the f*** open.” The three males then went collectively up a set of stairs and to a hallway outdoors the Senate Chamber. DeGrave joined in a shoving match with officers struggling to protect the doorways to the Senate Gallery. The three then gained entry to the Senate Gallery. Whereas there, DeGrave shouted to others on the Senate flooring to “take laptops, paperwork, take all the things …”

            Shortly after the riot, DeGrave deleted images, movies, and messages depicting the occasions of Jan. 6 from his telephone and social media.

            Colt pleaded responsible on July 14, 2021, to obstruction of an official continuing and is awaiting sentencing. Sandlin has pleaded not responsible to all fees.

            DeGrave was arrested on Jan. 28, 2021, in Nevada. He faces a statutory most of 20 years in jail for conspiracy to impede an official continuing and as much as eight years in jail on the cost of assaulting, resisting, or impeding sure officers. The fees additionally carry potential monetary penalties. A federal district courtroom decide will decide any sentence after contemplating the U.S. Sentencing Pointers and different statutory elements. A sentencing date has not but been set.

            The U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Columbia and the Justice Division’s Nationwide Safety Division are prosecuting the case, with invaluable help supplied by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Nevada.

            The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Subject Workplace. Beneficial help was supplied by the FBI’s Las Vegas, Salt Lake Metropolis, and Memphis Subject Workplaces, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the Metropolitan Police Division.

            Within the 17 months since Jan. 6, 2021, greater than 840 people have been arrested in almost all 50 states for crimes associated to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, together with over 250 people charged with assaulting or impeding regulation enforcement. The investigation stays ongoing. 

            Anybody with ideas can name 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or go to ideas.fbi.gov.