WASHINGTON — Prosecutors are seeking a 17-year sentence for Arizona resident Edward Vallejo, one of nine members of the Oath Keepers who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
kAm%96 ~2E9 z66A6CD 4@F=5 36 D6?E6?465 2D 62C=J 2D %9FCD52J[ 2 52J 27E6C 6>@E:@?2= E6DE:>@?J :? &]$] s:DEC:4E r@FCE :? (2D9:?8E@? 3J A@=:46 @77:46CD H9@ H6C6 2DD2F=E65 E92E 52J] %96 @77:46CD DA@<6 @7 C:@E6CD H9@ “42==65 FD EC2:E@CD” 2?5 DA:E @?[ 362E 2?5 2EE24<65 E96> H:E9 >246[ 362C DAC2J 2?5 @E96C H62A@?D]k^Am
kAm“%96 6>@E:@?2= 2?5 >6?E2= EC2F>2 DE2J65 H:E9 >6 7C@> E92E 52J[” D2:5 |6EC@A@=:E2? !@=:46 ~77:46C r9C:DE@A96C ~H6?D[ H9@ 4C:65 2D 96 DECF88=65 E@ 56E2:= 9:D 6IA6C:6?46 7@C s:DEC:4E yF586 p>:E |69E2] ~H6?D H2D H@C<:?8 H:E9 @?6 @7 E96 7:CDE A@=:46 F?:ED E@ 6?E6C E96 r2A:E@= 27E6C C:@E6CD 3C624965 E96 3F:=5:?8]k^Am
kAm%96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 E92E :E 92D >256 `[_bb 2CC6DED :? 2== d_ DE2E6D :? 4@??64E:@? H:E9 E96 y2?] e 2EE24<D[ H96? DFAA@CE6CD @7 7@C>6C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A EC:65 E@ DE@A r@?8C6DD 7C@> 46CE:7J:?8 E96 6=64E:@? E@ >2<6 y@6 q:56? E96 ?6IE AC6D:56?E]k^Am
kAm%9@FD2?5D @7 %CF>A DFAA@CE6CD 2EE6?565 2 C2==J E92E 52J @? E96 }2E:@?2= |2== H96C6 96 C6A62E65 9:D 4=2:>D @7 6=64E:@? 7C2F5 2?5 E@=5 E96 4C@H5 E92E :7 E96J 5:5?’E “7:89E =:<6 96==[ J@F’C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 2 4@F?ECJ 2?J>@C6]”k^Am
kAm%96 >@3 E96? >2C4965 5@H? E96 |2== 2?5 3C624965 E96 r2A:E@=[ @G6CH96=>:?8 A@=:46 2?5 D6?5:?8 >6>36CD @7 r@?8C6DD 2?5 E96?\':46 !C6D:56?E |:<6 !6?46 D4C2>3=:?8 7@C D276EJ] u:G6 A6@A=6 5:65 :? E96 6?DF:?8 C:@E 2?5 9F?5C65D H6C6 :?;FC65]k^Am
kAm&]$] r2A:E@= !@=:46 ~77:46CD s2G:5 {2K2CFD 2?5 w2CCJ sF?? E6DE:7:65 (65?6D52J E@ E96 =2DE:?8 :>A24E E96 C:@ED 92G6 925 @? E96:C =:G6D 2?5 E96 =:G6D @7 E96:C 4@H@C<6CD] {2K2CFD[ H9@ H2D E96 =625 @77:46C @? E96?\$A62<6C }2?4J !6=@D:’D D64FC:EJ 56E2:=[ D2:5 9:D 762CD 3642>6 2 C62=:EJ H96? 96 962C5 D9@ED 925 366? 7:C65 :? E96 w@FD6]k^Am
kAm“x 76=E =:<6 ?@E9:?8 x 5:5 H@F=5 36 6?@F89[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm{2K2CFD 6IA=2:?65 E92E >2?J @7 9:D 4@H@C<6CD 92G6 D:?46 =67E E96:C A@D:E:@?D[ 2D D@>6 42? “?@ =@?86C E2<6 E96 A2:? @7 H@C<:?8 2E E96 r2A:E@=]”k^Am
kAm“{:G6D 2?5 42C66CD 92G6 366? CF:?65 2?5 H:== ?6G6C C6EFC? E@ ?@C>2=[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmsF?? 5:D4FDD65 9:D DECF88=6 H:E9 A@DE\EC2F>2E:4 DEC6DD 5:D@C56C[ 2?I:6EJ 2?5 A2?:4 2EE24<D D:?46 E96 :?DFCC64E:@?] w6 D2:5 E92E 96 5@6D ?@E 92G6 7=2D9324<D 3FE :?DE625 6IA6C:6?46D “2 ?:89E>2C6 @7 y2?F2CJ eE9 E92E ?6G6C DE@AD]”k^Am
kAm~H6?D E@=5 E96 4@FCE E92E 96 H@F=5 ?6G6C 7@C86E E96 E62CD :? 9:D 52F89E6C’D 6J6D E96 ?6IE >@C?:?8 2D 96 5@H?A=2J65 9:D 6IA6C:6?46[ @C E96 H2J 9:D H:76 4C:65 2D D96 D2H 9@H 3=@@5J 2?5 3CF:D65 96 H2D F?56C 9:D F?:7@C>] w6 D2:5 96 4@F=5 ?@E 7@C8:G6 E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD 7@C E96 EC2F>2 E96J 42FD65 9:D 72>:=J 2?5 2D<65 E96 ;F586 E@ 92?5 5@H? E96 >2I:>F> D6?E6?46]k^Am
kAmr@>A2C65 E@ E96 >:D56>62?@C 492C86D 72465 3J E96 3F=< @7 E96 5676?52?ED[ E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD H6C6 492C865 H:E9 E96 =:EE=6\FD65 76=@?J 4@F?E @7 D65:E:@FD 4@?DA:C24J] p== ?:?6 H6C6 4@?G:4E65 27E6C EC:2=D :? E96 72== 2?5 282:? :? y2?F2CJ]k^Am
kAm!C@D64FE@CD D2:5 E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD DA6?E H66<D A=2??:?8 7@C 2 A@DD:3=6 FAC:D:?8 E@ 3=@4< q:56?’D 6=64E:@?[ DE@4<A:=:?8 H62A@?D 2?5 @C82?:K:?8 >@G6>6?ED @7 E96:C @H? >6>36CD 2?5 @E96C AC@E6DE6CD @? E96 r2A:E@=]k^Am
kAm%96 `f\J62C D6?E6?46 E92E AC@D64FE@CD 2C6 D66<:?8 7@C '2==6;@ 72==D :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 C2?86 D@F89E 7@C E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD[ H9@ 7246 `_ J62CD FA E@ ad 7@C $E6H2CE #9@56D[ E96 =6256C @7 E96 8C@FA]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 #9@56D 2?5 >@DE @7 E96 @E96CD H6C6 @? E96 r2A:E@=[ '2==6;@ H2:E65 :? 2 9@E6= 24C@DD E96 !@E@>24 #:G6C :? pC=:?8E@?[ ':C8:?:2[ 2D A2CE @7 H92E AC@D64FE@CD D2:5 H2D 56D:8?65 E@ 36 2 962G:=J 2C>65 “BF:4< C624E:@? 7@C46]” w6 925 DFAA=:6D @7 7:C62C>D 2?5 b_\52JD H@CE9 @7 7@@5 C625J]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED[ '2==6;@ >6DD2865 76==@H ~2E9 z66A6CD 2D E96J 3C624965 E96 r2A:E@=[ C6>:?5:?8 E96> E92E E96 “"#u” H2D @FE7:EE65 2?5 E@ “;FDE D2J E96 H@C5” E@ 24E:G2E6 E96>]k^Am
kAmx? E96:C D6?E6?4:?8 C6A@CE[ AC@D64FE@CD D2:5 E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD “2C6 F?=:<6 2?J @7 E96 9F?5C65D @7 @E96CD H9@ 92G6 366? D6?E6?465 7@C E96:C C@=6D :? E96 2EE24< @? E96 r2A:E@=] t249 5676?52?E E96C67@C6 56D6CG6D 2 D:8?:7:42?E D6?E6?46 @7 :?42C46C2E:@?]”k^Am
kAmqFE '2==6;@’D 2EE@C?6J D2:5 :? C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 8@G6C?>6?E’D D6?E6?4:?8 C6BF6DE E92E AC@D64FE@CD’ 4=2:>D E92E '2==6;@ H2D D@>6 <:?5 @7 “"#u =6256C” 2C6 32D6=6DD] &?=:<6 E96 @E96C 5676?52?ED[ '2==6;@ “H2D ?@E E96C6[ 5:5 ?@E9:?8 G:@=6?E[ @AA@D65 E96 56DECF4E:@? @7 r2A:E@= AC@A6CEJ[ 2?5 5:5 ?@E9:?8 E@ 9:?56C E96 :?G6DE:82E:@?[” 9:D 2EE@C?6JD D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96J 42==65 '2==6;@ @?6 @7 “9F?5C65D @7 =:76=@?8 =2H\23:5:?8 A6@A=6 … =:65 E@ 3J E96 D:EE:?8 !C6D:56?E]” %96J FC865 |69E2 E@ =:>:E '2==6;@’D D6?E6?46 E@ E96 7@FC >@?E9D 96 92D DA6?E :? ;2:= 2?5 `a >@?E9D @7 9@>6 56E6?E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5 df_ 5676?52?ED 92G6 A=62565 8F:=EJ :? 4@??64E:@? H:E9 E96 2EE24< 2?5 2?@E96C fg 92G6 366? 4@?G:4E65 2E EC:2=] qFE E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD 92G6 72465 D@>6 @7 E96 DE:776DE 492C86D :? E96 42D6]k^Am
kAmpDD:DE2?E &]$] pEE@C?6J %C@J t5H2C5D yC] 6>A92D:K65 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E’D :?E6CG6?E:@? E92E 52J 2?5 E96 8C2G:EJ @7 E96:C D24C:7:46D]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D 2? 2EE24< @? 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= @C56C 3FE 2=D@ @? C62= A6@A=6[” t5H2C5D D2:5] “s6>@4C24J DE2?5D 3642FD6 E96D6 A6@A=6 DE@@5]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.