{"id":2044717,"date":"2023-09-26T05:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T09:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-felony-misdemeanor-charge\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T05:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T09:39:48","slug":"former-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-felony-misdemeanor-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-felony-misdemeanor-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-TN Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Admits Guilt in Jan. 6 Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-felony-misdemeanor-charge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former Tennessee Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Pleads Guilty to \u200cJan. 6\u200c Assault, \u200cFaces Trial on Additional\u200c Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Former Tennessee \u200dsheriff&#8217;s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee has pleaded guilty to one assault felony and \u2064one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-statute-of-limitations-has-already-passed-on-braggs-get-trump-case\/\" title=\"The Statute Of Limitations Has Already Passed On Bragg\u2019s \u201cGet Trump\u201d Case\">misdemeanor charge related<\/a>\u200c to the\u200c events of January 6th. However, he will still face trial on five other counts.<\/p>\n<p>McAbee,\u200d 29, entered his \u200bguilty plea\u2063 in Washington D.C. to charges of assaulting certain officers and committing an act of physical\u200b violence on \u2063the Capitol grounds. U.S.\u2063 District Judge Rudolph Contreras has scheduled sentencing \u200cfor February 29, 2024.\u2063 The assault charge \u2064carries\u2064 a maximum prison \u2063term \u2064of eight \u200byears, while the misdemeanor charge could result\u2064 in six months of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-sheriffs-deputy-ronald-mcabee-considering-jan-6-plea-deal-just-before-trial-5490278?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Former Sheriff&#8217;s \u2063Deputy \u200dRonald McAbee \u200dConsidering Jan. 6 Plea Deal\u200c Just Before \u2064Trial<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/12\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/exclusive-rosanne-boylands-would-be-rescuer-pens-emotional-letter-to-her-parents-4997915?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Rosanne Boyland&#8217;s\u2064 Would-Be Rescuer Pens Emotional Letter \u2064to Her\u200d Parents<\/strong><\/a>  \u200b- 1\/20\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The guilty pleas entered\u2064 by \u2064McAbee were not part of a deal \u2064with federal prosecutors. The U.S. Department \u200dof Justice offered a \u2063plea deal on September\u2064 12th, which McAbee ultimately rejected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. McAbee plead guilty to two charges for which the government has ample proof and\u200b to\u200d which he readily admits,&#8221;\u2062 said Benjamin Schiffelbein, McAbee&#8217;s attorney. &#8220;This trial will resolve whether his actions in attempting to assist a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-felony-misdemeanor-charge\/\" title=\"Ex-TN Sheriff's Deputy Admits Guilt in Jan. 6 Case\">separate downed officer constitute<\/a> another criminal offense. He believes\u2064 a\u200c jury \u200bwill see the evidence\u200b in his favor and acquit him of the remaining charges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McAbee was \u200bcaptured on video swiping at or attempting \u2062to \u200cshove Metropolitan \u200bPolice Department\u2062 Officer\u2063 Carter Moore\u200d after \u200dMoore pushed against\u2062 McAbee&#8217;s broken shoulder at the mouth of the Capitol&#8217;s Lower \u2064West Terrace tunnel. Another video showed McAbee reacting in anger after \u200cbeing struck on \u200dthe\u200d head with a police \u2064riot stick.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cLower West \u200bTerrace tunnel was the site of the most intense violence\u2062 on January 6th, both against police and protesters.\u200c It \u2062was \u2062where protester Rosanne\u200d Boyland\u200b collapsed\u200c during a stampede after\u2062 police deployed an unknown gas on\u2063 the crowd. McAbee was seen interacting with police while Boyland lay\u2062 unconscious\u200d and \u2064not breathing. He later joined bystanders in performing CPR on her, but Boyland\u2063 was pronounced dead at a \u200dhospital over 90 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Jury selection\u200c for McAbee&#8217;s trial on \u2062charges including assaulting officers, using a dangerous \u200cweapon, and engaging in physical violence in a\u200d restricted\u2064 building will begin on October 2nd. The disputed \u200dcharge against \u200cMcAbee alleges that he assaulted\u200d MPD Officer Andrew Wayte.\u200d Video \u2062evidence shows McAbee spinning Wayte around \u200dafter the officer fell to\u200d the ground, just before McAbee himself was knocked\u200b down.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2064 a defense transcript of the\u200d bodycam video, Wayte asked McAbee\u2062 to let go\u2063 of him, to\u200b which McAbee \u2064replied that he was helping him. Wayte then \u2062requested McAbee&#8217;s assistance in \u2064getting up.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-rivera-shocks-people-with-unusually-lucid-take-on-nyc-subway-incident-kudos-to-you\/\" title=\"Geraldo Rivera Shocks People with 'Unusually Lucid' Take on NYC Subway Incident: 'Kudos to You'\">potential prison term<\/a> does McAbee face for the assault charge and what does this \u2062reflect \u200dabout the seriousness of the offense?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eral\u2064 prosecutors, but \u200drather a strategic move on\u200d his part. By pleading\u2064 guilty to the assault felony and misdemeanor charge, McAbee may be hoping for \u200ba lighter sentence \u2062if \u200dhe is convicted on the remaining counts. It is not uncommon\u200d for defendants to plead guilty to \u2064some charges in\u200b order to\u2062 strengthen their \u200dposition in negotiations or trial.<\/p>\n<p>The events \u2062of \u200dJanuary\u200d 6th, \u20642023, \u200dmarked a dark \u200dday in American history as a mob stormed the Capitol building\u200c in an attempt to overturn the \u200cresults of the presidential election. McAbee&#8217;s involvement \u200cin\u2063 these events as a \u200bformer sheriff&#8217;s deputy \u2062is particularly troubling. Law enforcement officers are entrusted with maintaining\u200d order and\u200c upholding the \u2063law, not participating in acts of violence and insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>The assault charge\u2064 against McAbee \u2063carries a significant potential \u200bprison term of \u2062up to\u2064 eight years. This reflects the seriousness of the offense and \u200cthe harm caused to the officers involved. \u200bPhysical violence against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-releases-do-not-call-list-of-unreliable-police-officers\/\" title=\"Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney, shares 'Do Not Call' list of untrustworthy cops.\">law\u2063 enforcement officers<\/a> is an\u2064 unacceptable breach of \u2064trust\u200b and\u2062 threatens the very \u2064fabric \u200cof our democracy. It is crucial \u200cthat individuals who engage in \u200dsuch \u200cacts are held \u200daccountable \u2063for their \u200bactions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the assault charge,\u200d McAbee\u2064 also faces trial on \u200bfive other counts related to the events\u2063 of\u2062 January 6th. The specific nature \u2064of these charges has not been disclosed, but they\u2064 likely involve further instances of violence and\u200b disorderly conduct. The \u2062outcome of these trials will determine the full\u200d extent of\u2062 McAbee&#8217;s legal consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Rudolph \u200cContreras has \u200cscheduled \u2062McAbee&#8217;s sentencing \u200dfor February 29, 2024. This gives the court time to fully \u200cconsider the evidence and arguments presented during\u2064 the trial. Sentencing \u200ddecisions should always be based on a \u2064careful evaluation of the facts and circumstances of the case, as\u2063 well\u2063 as the \u200bdefendant&#8217;s criminal history and potential for rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to remember\u2063 that McAbee is presumed innocent until proven\u2062 guilty, and\u2062 it\u2062 will ultimately be up to a jury \u2063to decide his fate. The justice system\u2062 exists to provide a\u200d fair and impartial process for determining guilt or innocence, and it is essential that this process be allowed to unfold without\u200d interference or bias.<\/p>\n<p>The guilty pleas entered by McAbee \u2062represent a significant \u2064step in his legal journey, but they do not\u2062 mark the end\u2062 of the\u2064 road. He still faces trial on five additional charges and will\u200d ultimately be subject to sentencing based on\u2064 the outcome of those trials. The justice system will determine the appropriate punishment for his actions, taking into account the severity of the \u200coffenses\u2062 and\u200b the need to protect society.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflect\u2062 on\u2064 the events of January 6th, it is crucial that we uphold the principles of\u200d justice and accountability. \u2064Those who\u2063 participated\u200b in \u200cacts \u2062of violence and insurrection must be held responsible \u200dfor their actions, regardless\u200c of their former positions or affiliations. \u200cThe rule of law is the \u200cbedrock of our society, and\u2062 it is imperative that it be upheld and\u200c defended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tennessee sheriff&#8217;s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee, 29, pleaded guilty to one assault felony and one misdemeanor charge on Sept. 25. However, he will face trial on Oct. 2 for five additional counts. 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