The Kansas City Star reported on the eve of the first anniversary of the insurrection that a St. Louis man pleaded guilty to stealing Nancy Pelosi's office desk.
A video of Merry and Hernandez is included in court documents.
The U.S. Justice Department.
William Merry Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to the theft of government property during a virtual hearing held by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The first Missourian to be charged in connection with the January 6 riot is his niece, Emily, who has a plea agreement hearing scheduled for Monday.
According to the Star, Merry is said to have taken a piece of a sign that designates Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office suite as less than $1,000.
Merry was guilty of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, but his other charges were dropped in exchange for the guilty plea.
He was charged along with another St. Louis resident, Paul Westover, who was also charged with breaching the Capitol.
According to court records, several people identified Merry from the video footage, which showed a man with a grey beard, red cap and red bandana on his neck, and a woman in sunglasses.
He will be sentenced to a year in jail, followed by a year of supervised release and a $100,000 fine for damaging the Capitol building.
The cost to replace the nameplate was estimated to be $870.
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700. The January 6 insurrection has resulted in at least one charge for every person.
The key background.
A shrine to the late John Lewis, a podium, an iPad, a laptop, office supplies and even a nameplate were all reported to have been defaced or stolen during the attack. The events of January 6 shocked the nation and continue to haunt the American political scene. Five people died during or after the violent insurrection in which Merry and thousands of other supporters of former President Donald Trump were involved. The House committee tasked with probing the incident is currently considering a televised broadcast of hearings, though no dates have been announced yet.
What to watch for.
Merry will be sentenced on March 21.
The man who took Pelosi's sign pleads guilty.
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