(WWJ/AP) -- A Michigan man charged for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and received credit for time served.
Karl Dresch, 40, of Calumet in the Upper Peninsula was released after pleading Wednesday after more than six months in custody. He has received credit for that time served and will also be required to pay $500 in restitution.
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. dropped other charges -- including obstructing an official proceeding and entering or remaining on restricted grounds -- in exchange for Dresch’s guilty plea to willfully demonstrating in a Capitol building.
Investigators identified Dresch as a culprit in the insurrection through his social media activity on Jan. 6. While Dresch posted several messages on social media that day about the riot, a D.C. District Court judge on Wednesday said “his actions did not match his rhetoric.”
The judge called Dresch, who spent just under a half hour inside the Capitol, “an enthusiastic participant” in efforts to thwart the electoral process.
Dresch is one of at least 10 people from Michigan to be charged in connection with the riots.
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