Austin man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to a felony
Federal authorities said Geoffrey Shough brandished a Texas flag outside the building before breaking through a line of police and entering the Capitol for roughly 15 minutes.
A 38-year-old Austin man has pleaded guilty to civil disorder for obstructing police and breaking into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Department of Justice announced.
Federal authorities said Geoffrey Shough brandished a Texas flag outside the building before breaking through a line of police and entering the Capitol for roughly 15 minutes.
Shough wore body armor under a burnt orange leather coat, along with goggles and a tactical helmet emblazoned with a logo of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia group. Federal authorities say he’d donated to the group after the 2020 election.
Authorities arrested Shough in March after a monthslong investigation. In charging documents, investigators said he was identified by online tipsters and his ex-girlfriend, who said the two had broken up a week before the insurrection.
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