Posted on 07/27/2021 7:24:58 PM PDT by Nextrush
Former Oregon represenative Mike Nearman is banned from entering the Oregon Capitol or the grounds surrounding the building for the next 18 months after pleading guilty Tuesday to official misconduct, a misdemeanor...
Nearman must also perform 80 hours of community service, pay the Legislature $2,700 in restitution and pay $200 in court fees. He'll technically be on probation but does not have to report to a probation officer. He'll need to return to court next April to demonstrate that he's complying with the agreement.
The guilty plea is the result of Nearman's actions on Dec. 21, 2020 when he opened a door at the Capitol to allow a group of violent demonstrators inside the building, which was closed due to the pandemic. Some of them clashed with police in a vestibule near the entrance...
Speaking to Portland radio talk show host Lars Larson in KXL Tuesday afternoon, Nearman said he pled guilty to avoid having to pay his attorney to sift through all the evidence against him.
"I would have really preferred to make it go to trial," said Nearman. "The legal bills were stacking up. It made more sense to pay (a fine) and do a little community service, rather than pay twenty or thirty thousand more to attorneys."
Nearman told Larson that while he admitted guilt in court, "I don't think I committed a crime and I don't think I did anything wrong."...
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
A dress rehearsal for January 6th in DC?
I did not see his party affiliation mentioned in the article.
He was not prosecuted for the proper crime viloation.
It is Republican.
Ban Nanzi for the rest of her life which hopefully ain’t that long.
He’s a very conservative Republican
so who opened the US Capitol doors?
“Very Interesting” as Arte Johnson used to say on “Laugh In”
That provision was part of a plea deal reached between the Polk County Republican...
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https://nextrushfree.blogspot.com/2021/07/news-summary-intelligence-report_27.html
He wasn’t entrapped. He gave a lecture, on video, about how “somebody might” let him know that they wanted into the Capitol with a “hypoothetical” phone number that happened to be his real phone number. Super cutesy. And completely intentional.
Sorry he didn’t expect the violent folks to follow through. He created the opportunity, invited the action, and regretted the outcome. Too bad. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
He forgot the most important rule: if you’re going to play stupid games, don’t do it on tape!
He offered access and the looney tunes or FBI operatives called him perhaps that’s another way to see it.
I missed that line.
I miss stuff all the time too. 🙂
Fixed it
They normally put republican in the last paragraphs. They missed it this time. Probably because he is former.
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