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An accused of the Capitol Riot who prosecutors say filmed the death of Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt on Jan.6 has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
Andrew Wyatt Bennett, of Maryland, pleaded guilty Thursday to one of four counts related to the riot, the Department of Justice announcement.
Bennett pleaded guilty to “marching, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building,” according to his court agreement. He faces up to six months in prison and is expected to be sentenced on October 1.
Bennett was arrested on January 26 and placed on personal bail. He is at least the 20th person to plead guilty in the riot, according to CNN.
According to an affidavit filed at the time of his arrest, authorities found four live broadcasts on Bennett’s Facebook account. In one video, Bennett is apparently heard screaming “no destruction” when someone kicks a door.
But in another video, he appears to be singing “break it” with the crowd, authorities said. The affidavit stated that the song was “in connection with a door in the President’s hall which was barricaded by [U.S. Capitol Police] and where a woman was subsequently shot.
Authorities did not name the woman in the file. However, Babbitt was shot while attempting to break through a barricade erected outside the President’s Hall.
Babbitt’s family has filed a complaint in the District of Columbia Superior Court to search for files on the police officers who shot her.
The US Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, said in april that the officer who fired the shot would not face charges.
Prosecutors said in a court case this Bennett wore a hat with the letters “FAFO,” a popular slogan among the far-right group the Proud Boys. He admitted to trying to contact the Maryland chapter to become a member, but there was no evidence that he was associated with the group.
There was also no evidence that Bennett was violent or destructive while on Capitol Hill.
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