Oathkeeper Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years after Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy conviction
Posted on AllSides May 25th, 2023
From The Right
Aaron C. Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Oathkeeper founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday following a seditious conspiracy conviction in connection to the Jan. 6 riot.
This is the first sentence handed down to any defendant convicted of seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6 and represents the longest sentence given to any Jan. 6 defendant so far.
Government prosecutors had been seeking a sentence of 25 years for Rhodes.
Before handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta addressed Rhodes directly.
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
