Posted on 06/15/2021 2:26:30 AM PDT by Libloather
A Virginia couple on Monday became the third and fourth defendants to plead guilty in the sprawling investigation stemming from the Capitol riot in January.
However, Jessica and Joshua Bustle of Bristow, Va., became the first to plead guilty in federal court who faced only misdemeanor charges as a result of their actions at the Capitol as lawmakers were attempting to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.
Under a deal with prosecutors, the Bustles each pleaded guilty to one of the four misdemeanor charges they faced: parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. They could get up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $5,000, but will be spared the potential of back-to-back sentences on multiple counts.
The arrangement could serve as a template for hundreds of other misdemeanor-only cases filed related to the Jan. 6 events. Defense attorneys say it also suggests that prosecutors will not readily agree to more lenient resolutions in Capitol riot cases, such as deferring the case and dismissing it following a period of good behavior.
“There’s no guarantee what the sentence will be in this case,” Judge Thomas Hogan told the Bustles during the afternoon hearing, conducted by videoconference. “I can give a sentence that’s legal up to the maximum in the statute: six months.”
According to a complaint filed by an FBI agent in March, Jessica Bustle posted on her Facebook page on Jan. 6: “Pence is a traitor. We stormed the capital. An unarmed peaceful woman down the hall from us was shot in the neck by cops. It’s insane here….Pray for America!!!!”
In another post, Jessica Bustle - who said she’s opposed to taking the coronavirus vaccine - indicated she and her husband were attending a “health freedom” rally...
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Bingo - that is my entire issue with all of this. The left is perfectly fine with citizens entering the Capitol in large mumbers to scream, obstruct, and implicitly threaten in support of their causes, but if conservatove do the se thing, it is an imsurrection.
I think the whole Jan. 6 thing was kind of dumb, but it doesn't really bother me. If they want us to be a banana repiblic that decides political issues in the street rather than the ballot box, then that cuts both ways.
Bingo - that is my entire issue with all of this. The left is perfectly fine with citizens entering the Capitol in large mumbers to scream, obstruct, and implicitly threaten in support of their causes, but if conservatives do the same thing, it is an imsurrection.
I think the whole Jan. 6 thing was kind of dumb, but it doesn't really bother me. If they want us to be a banana repiblic that decides political issues in the street rather than the ballot box, then that cuts both ways.
The left American Domestic enemy Nancy Pelosi condoned the burning of a historic capitol church.
Crime? She went into the Capital, probably invited in.
Six months beats ten years.
Partly. The outer ring of fending has been removed. The second inner ring is still up and I believe they're looking into making it permanent.
Yeah, maybe that was NOT a good thing to post.
She used the word "stormed." According to MacMillan Dictionary, that means "to use force to enter a place and take control of it." I don't know what she actually did, but she certainly shouldn't have posted on FB that she stormed the Capitol. That gave the prosecution everything it needed.
You are one of them. A fascist....
Unfortunately, ignorance often abounds on FreeRepublic. You are a prime example.
Good morning, FIB!
And add no charges, Doj NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR, auntiefah and BLM who literally burned down cities.
See post 31.
There’s several FReepers that don’t care, based on their posts advocating overthrow of the US government, etc.
Is there actual video of people beating police, tearing down barriers, destroying and burning property?
political prisoners. Yep, we got ‘em too.
Travesty. All we will hear eventually is that the insurrection led to x number of prosecutions, implying it was almost as bad as the Holocaust.
Really, which ones?
You could look back through my posting history where I note their comments.
Or, I will send you a list via FReepmail.
Let me know.
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