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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFormer Olympic swimmer Klete Keller pleads guilty to storming U.S. Capitol
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/32308155/former-olympic-swimmer-klete-keller-pleads-guilty-storming-us-capitolWASHINGTON -- Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot and faces 21 to 27 months in prison.
Keller acknowledged in court records that he tried to obstruct Congress' certification of President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, brushed away officers who tried to remove him from the Capitol Rotunda and yelled profane comments about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as he stood near officers wearing riot gear.
Keller, 39, who grew up in Arizona and now lives in Colorado Springs, competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. He won two golds and a silver as a member of the 800-meter freestyle relay, as well as a pair of individual bronzes in the 400 free.
He pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and agreed to cooperate with authorities as part of his plea deal.
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Former Olympic swimmer Klete Keller pleads guilty to storming U.S. Capitol (Original Post)
underpants
Sep 2021
OP
GIVE HIM 10 YEARS IN THE SLAMMER. i am sick and tired of all these wrist slap sentences
Trueblue1968
Sep 2021
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samplegirl
(11,461 posts)1. Slap on the wrist
These assholes all deserve much longer sentences!!
Trueblue1968
(17,189 posts)6. GIVE HIM 10 YEARS IN THE SLAMMER. i am sick and tired of all these wrist slap sentences
I NEED TO BE THE DAM JUDGE OF THE WHOLE WORLD !!!!
If I was the judge, we would start with at yeast 7 years and go from there.
Pas-de-Calais
(9,901 posts)2. I truly hope ALL these light sentences
Will/are being used moving forward towards something truly astounding
I mean right?
Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)3. Nice work there Kletus
underpants
(182,588 posts)4. Quite a sad story for him
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