Stewart Rhodes, the former Army paratrooper and Yale-educated lawyer who founded the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
Thomson ReutersOath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes uses a radio at a gathering in Minneapolis, Minn., on Oct. 10, 2019.It is by far the longest sentence for any of the 1,000-plus people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by supporters of Republican then-president Donald Trump in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying Democratic rival Joe Biden's November 2020 election victory.
Judge Amit Mehta rejected the notion of Rhodes being a political prisoner in lengthy remarks before handing down the sentence. Rhodes, who wears an eye patch after accidentally shooting himself in the face with his own gun, founded the Oath Keepers in 2009. The militia group's members include current and retired U.S. military personnel, law enforcement officers and first responders. They have showed up, often heavily armed, at protests and political events including racial justice demonstrations that followed the May 25, 2020, murder in Minneapolis of George Floyd by a police officer.
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