BREAKING: Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison for role in the Capitol riot, the longest Jan. 6 sentence so far.
Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes poses during an interview session in Eureka, Montana, U.S. June 20, 2016.A federal judge sentenced Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison Thursday and accepted the government's recommendation of an enhancement for terrorism for his role leading a seditious conspiracy to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden's election victory that culminated in the violent assault on the U.S.
"You, sir, present an ongoing threat and peril to this country," Mehta told Rhodes just before handing down his sentence. The Justice Department was seeking 25 years for Rhodes, with a prosecutor saying in court Thursday that a harsh sentence was critical "to ensure the respect for the rule of law that is essential to the survival of our democracy."
In their sentencing recommendation to Mehta, they argued repeatedly that harsh sentences for all the Oath Keepers charged in the conspiracy were necessary in order to deter future potential attacks against democracy. Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, D.C., June 25, 2017.MORE: Jury convicts Oath Keepers leader, 1 other of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial
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