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‘Pizzagate’ gunman pleads guilty to two weapons charges

By Daniel Chaitin
Published March 24, 2017 4:14pm ET
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‘Pizzagate’ gunman pleads guilty to two weapons charges
Edgar Madison Welch's sentencing hearing is set for June 22 and he will remain detained until then. (Sathi Soma via AP, File) | AP

The man who walked into a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant and fired a rifle as he investigated the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory has pleaded guilty to two weapons charges.

Edgar Madison Welch, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday to the federal charge of interstate transport of firearms and a local charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

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