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Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty

A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has pleaded guilty to joining the mob's attack

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A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has pleaded guilty to joining the mob’s attack

Highlights

  • Matthew Ryan Miller, 23, sprayed a fire extinguisher at law enforcement officers, prosecutors say.
  • Video also captured Miller throwing an unidentifiable object toward officers.
  • He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 23 in federal court.
  • He wore a black cowboy hat, a Washington Capitals jersey and both the Maryland state flag and the Gadsden flag.
  • He was freed after his arrest last year, but U.S.
  • District Judge Randolph Moss ordered him to be detained until his sentencing.