A Tampa, Florida, man pleaded guilty to crimes made in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Paul Hodgkins, 38, entered the U.S. Capitol building at around 2:50 p.m. and later entered the Senate chamber and walked near members’ desks, prosecutors said.
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Hodgkins then allegedly took a selfie with his cellphone and joined other demonstrators who were shouting, praying, and cheering through a bullhorn, according to the Justice Department.
By 3:15 p.m., Hodgkins exited the Senate chamber, as well as the U.S. Capitol Building.
He pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding, which carries a 20-year maximum prison sentence in addition to a $250,000 fine or twice the monetary gain or loss of the crime.
Hodgkins is scheduled to be sentenced July 19 at 10 a.m.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which was assisted by the FBI’s field office in Tampa, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
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The Justice Department’s investigation into the riot has prompted more than 450 criminal cases. The department sought to toss out one case Tuesday among the hundreds related to the event, a move that seemed to be the first of such actions.
