A New York man who sent photos of himself inside the Capitol building to his girlfriend's brother pleaded guilty to a single charge.
After the insurrection, Thomas Fee, a retired firefighter from New York, turned himself in to authorities.
WUSA reported that Fee pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. The sentence for the charge is up to six months.
Fee was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Several Capitol rioters have been offered lesser parading charges in exchange for their guilty pleas.
Dennis Ring, an attorney for Fee, told Insider that his client decided to plead guilty to the charge of illegally demonstrating inside the Capitol.
Ring said that he will accept the sentence Judge Bates gives him.
Fee sent a photo and video of himself inside the Capitol to his brother, who worked for the US Diplomatic Service, according to charging documents.
The wife of the special agent saw a post on Facebook that said Fee was at the pro-Trump rally before the riot. The agent asked Fee if he was in Washington, DC, at the rally.
Fee sent a photo of himself inside the Capitol rotunda, as rioters gathered outside. Fee sent a video of himself to his girlfriend's brother, who could be heard screaming "Pelosi" and "tyranny" in the video. Fee said in a text message that he was at the tip of the spear.
The agent deleted the messages but was able to revive them and send them to the Department of Security. The evidence was sent to the task force.
WABC reported that Fee was a firefighter during the September 11 attacks. 13 people, including a pregnant woman and children, were rescued from Hurricane Sandy.
Fee was suspended as a volunteer firefighter in Hempstead in 2004 after he was accused of yelling racial slurs at a black doctor who walked by the firehouse.
More than 170 people have pleaded guilty so far in connection to the deadly attack.
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