Two Oath Keepers, including founder, found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case

A federal jury in Washington on Tuesday found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, another member of the lunatic fringe cabal, guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a victory for the government in a case that involved a rarely used Civil War era statute.

Three other members of the group who were on trial alongside Rhodes and Meggs — Jessica Watkins, Kenneth Harrelson and Thomas Caldwell — were found not guilty on the seditious conspiracy charge. All five defendants were found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021.

The seditious conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. 

Two Oath Keepers, including founder, found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case