<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=14xTHg_0wMJOxY700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=14xTHg_0wMJOxY700" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jose Luis Magana - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS</figcaption></figure><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group, including a heavy metal band guitarist, avoided prison time Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after pleading guilty to federal charges and cooperating with investigators.</p><p>Jon Ryan Schaffer, who founded the band Iced Earth, was the first Jan. 6 defendant to plead guilty in 2021. In agreeing to a sentence of three years of probation, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta credited Schaffer for his decision to quickly accept responsibility.</p></div></body>

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Ex-Oath Keepers, including heavy metal guitarist, avoid prison after cooperating in Jan. 6 cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group, including a heavy metal band guitarist, avoided prison time Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after pleading guilty to federal charges and cooperating with investigators. Jon Ryan Schaffer, who founded...