Two members of the far-right Oath Keepers sentenced to prison

World Today

 

Two members of the far-right group the Oath Keepers were sentenced to several years behind bars on May 26, almost 29 months after storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6th 2021.

U.S. Army veterans Jessica Watkins and Kenneth Harrelson face 8.5 and 4 years in prison respectively for actively planning and participating in a plot to disrupt the certification of the 2020 Presidential election and keep Donald Trump in the White House.