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WASHINGTON (KNWA/KFTA) — A Hindsville man will avoid a jury trial after pleading guilty to his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Brennen Cline Machacek, 32, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a capitol building.
The charge he pleaded guilty to Thursday carries a maximum penalty of six years in jail and a fine of up to $5,000. Machacek also faces up to five years of probation.
Machacek was originally charged with four misdemeanors and faced a possible jury trial. The court submitted a statement of offense as part of a plea agreement that would drop three of the charges.
The defendant's dropped charges include knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds.
The court claims that on Jan. 6, 2021, Machacek entered the United States Capitol through
a window located near the Senate Wing Door at 2:52 p.m.
Machacek went on to enter a senator's office, spit on the floor and chant "Our house" and "Trai...
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