A West Virginia man charged in the Jan. 6 assault of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
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Khater has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges stemming from the alleged assault, and is set to go on trial in October. Khater could face between 78 and 97 months behind bars as part of his sentence if he were to accept the plea deal of two counts of felony assaults on officers, prosecutors said.
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