Oct 07, 2021

Nebraska man pleads guilty to charge in U.S. Capitol riot

Posted Oct 07, 2021 6:56 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) β€” A Nebraska man accused of participating in the storming of the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a single count of disorderly conduct.

Brandon Straka, of Omaha, entered the plea Wednesday. In exchange, a felony count of impeding a law enforcement officer during civil disorder was dropped.

In court documents outlining Straka's plea, prosecutors say he entered the Capitol with a mob on Jan. 6.

In a video Straka recorded, he's heard yelling, β€œGo! Go! go!” to encourage others to storm the Capitol. He later chimed in with a crowd chanting, β€œTake it! Take it!” as others tried to take a Capitol police officer's shield.