Corinth man pleads guilty for his role in deadly riots at the US Capitol

January 6th riots
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Another North Texas man charged in connection with the deadly attack on the US Capitol January 6th has pleaded guilty.

Federal prosecutors say Daniel Goodwyn of Corinth has pleaded guilty to getting inside the capitol during the riot. He's a member of the Proud Boys, the far-right anti-government group.

Prosecutors say Goodwyn helped raise money for the former President Trump's 'Stop the Steal' rally.

During Goodwyn's arrest at his parents' Texas home, the FBI learned that at least one individual in the residence believed they had COVID-19, according to court documents filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

"When FBI placed a mask on the defendant's face after his arrest, the defendant attempted to chew through the mask and spit the mask out," said the court documents, which added, "During the defendant's arrest, FBI used approximately five masks on the defendant."

In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding and three other misdemeanor counts. Goodwyn will face an expected guideline range of zero-to-six months in prison at a sentencing hearing in May.

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