A Southern California man pleaded responsible Tuesday, Nov. 8 to a federal misdemeanor cost for collaborating within the Jan. 6 rebellion, in keeping with courtroom data.
Derek Sulenta, who was arrested in Lengthy Seashore on Aug. 4, pleaded responsible to parading, demonstrating or picketing within the Capitol Constructing. Sulenta faces a most of six months in jail and as much as a $5,000 effective when he’s sentenced. He will even be ordered to pay $500 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol, a federal company that maintains the constructing, to assist cowl harm brought on by Jan. 6 rioters, courtroom data indicated.
Sulenta traveled to Washington D.C. from Los Angeles and entered the Capitol round 2 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021, in keeping with a sworn affidavit from an FBI agent. A relative tipped off authorities after Fb posts positioned him on the Capitol through the assault, which aimed to forestall certification of the 2020 presidential election. Sulenta wrote “Dude we breached the capital (sic) constructing” and “Contained in the capital constructing. That is wild!” on his Fb account, it added.
The Fb account, which lists Sulenta’s hometown as Chino Hills, seems to haven't been publicly up to date since December 2021.
Sulenta is because of be sentenced Feb. 22, in keeping with courtroom data.