A military veteran who re-enlisted in the U.S. Army after he stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to a federal charge, admitting that he pepper sprayed police officers.
James Mault was photographed wearing a helmet with an iron workers union sticker, identified by local union officials and subsequently lost his job, according to court documents.
Mault and his friend, Cody Mattice, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count of assaulting, impeding, or resisting officers performing official duties. Mault and Mattice could face a maximum sentence of eight years in federal prison for the felony charge.
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