WASHINGTON — A Virginia couple on Monday pleaded guilty to demonstrating unlawfully in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, a misdemeanor with a sentence of up to six months, in a plea deal that could set a benchmark for hundreds of other cases.
Jessica and Joshua Bustle of Bristow, Virginia were the first to reach such an agreement with prosecutors on a misdemeanor charge. They admitted during a court hearing that they violated a federal law that prohibits “parading, demonstrating, or picketing” inside the Capitol without proper authorization, according to a court filing.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan in Washington, who oversaw Monday’s plea hearing, will sentence th…
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