Two men pleaded guilty to an obstruction of an official proceeding related to the Capitol riot.
Smoke bombs were thrown into a line of police officers.
They wrote "murder the media" on a door of the Capitol building.
The two men pleaded guilty to their actions during the Capitol riot.
Two men from Hawaii and Texas were photographed at the riot posing next to a "murder the media" scrawl on a Capitol door. Prosecutors said they threw smoke bombs at the police.
According to prosecutors, Ochs traveled from Honolulu to Washington, DC to participate in the riot. He shared a hotel room with DeCarlo and they traveled to the capitol together.
Prosecutors said that they arrived at the West Front near the scaffolding. The mob was trying to get to the stage. Smoke bombs were thrown at the police line.
They went through the Senate chamber doors and spent about 40 minutes there.
Prosecutors said that DeCarlo wrote "murder the media" on the door after they left.
The men's social media channel was named "Murder the Media".
One police officer was killed in the Capitol riot. The Proud Boys are a hate group and were also present.
Despite Democrat Joe Biden's election victory, organizers were encouraged by former President Donald Trump's calls to protest.
In February, insurrectionists deleted photos and social media posts that proved they participated in the Capitol riot. Some broke their phones, scrubbed their social media accounts, and tried to wipe their hard drives of evidence of their involvement.
It's easier for the FBI to catch and charge them if others boast of their involvement.
More than 900 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection.
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