If not riots, per se, protests. Antifa/Leftard protests. He is pictured in the capital standing with a group of known antifas talking to a cop.
He was made the face of kooky Q Trump supporters as a false flag, which was exactly what the fake 'insurrection' was.
This 'guilty' plea deal is necessary to keep up the charade.
I remember photos of him in some of the other cities as well. Ones that had legit protests going on and he was knee deep in them on the side of ANTIFA.