Brian Ulrich faces up to 40 years in prison combined for pleading guilty to two counts, although the government will recommend less as part of a plea deal.
GUYTON, Ga. — A man from Georgia pleaded guilty in his Jan. 6 case for seditious conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings and faces up to 40 years in prison.
Brian Ulrich, of Guyton, Georgia, becomes the 11th Georgia resident or person connected to the state to plead guilty in a Capitol riot case. Even with the consideration of the government in his plea dealhis sanction is one of the most serious that a Georgian has faced.
As part of the plea deal, the government will consider Ulrich’s case at an estimated felony level of 26, which according to federal sentencing guidelineswould result in 63-78 months in prison because he has no criminal record.
However, the sentencing judge in your case is not bound by the agreement and could offer any sentence up to a maximum of 20 years for each of your crimes.
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according to a Department of Justice statementUlrich was a member of the “Oath Keepers” militia movement that played one of the most organized and sophisticated roles in fueling the January 6 riots.
The Justice Department claims that prior to January 6, Ulrich expressed his insurgent views with other members of the group on a communications app called Signal.
“In a chat on December 5, 2020, he messaged the group: ‘I seriously wonder what it would take for all patriots to march around the capital in arms. Just to show our government how powerless they are!’ On December 11, 2020, Ulrich sent a message to the group chat that ‘Civil War’ might be necessary if Joseph R. Biden became President of the United States, adding: ‘I made my peace with God before I joined ‘ Another individual later messaged, ‘remember, it doesn’t end until January 20.’ Ulrich replied, ‘And if there is a Civil War, then there is a Civil War.'”
The government said Ulrich purchased “tactical gear and other items” such as two-way radios, a tactical holster, a medical tourniquet and a “half-skull motorcycle helmet” before traveling to Washington on January 4.
Upon learning of the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, Ulrich and others drove to the scene, the government said, “driving around multiple barricades, including marked police vehicles.”
He was charged with arriving and entering the Capitol before leaving shortly after when officers cleared it.
He and others walked through the restricted area in a military “stack” formation with their hands on their shoulders and gear. Ulrich filed up the steps on the east side of the Capitol. He entered the building at 3:22 p.m., maneuvering toward the Rotunda entrance as law enforcement officers attempted to clear the area. After agents applied a chemical irritant spray, Ulrich left the Capitol and met with other co-conspirators approximately 100 feet from the building.
AN crime declaration document it said that by “taking such actions, Ulrich intended to influence or affect the conduct of the United States government and to retaliate against the United States government.”
“He accomplished this by intimidating and coercing government personnel who participated in or supported congressional proceedings, including members of Congress, congressional staff, and law enforcement officers from the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department,” it says. The document.
As part of his guilty plea, Ulrich could cooperate in cases involving other members of the Oath Keepers named in his criminal document.
The agreement states that he will “fully, truthfully, completely, and frankly cooperate with this office and other federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities” and “promptly turn over to the Government… any and all evidence of the crimes for which his client is aware.”
According to the Justice Department, a sentencing date has not yet been set.
Three former Georgia residents or people with ties to Georgia were sentenced in cases from January 6: Verden Nalley received two years of probation in March, with a judge saying his involvement was “less egregious” than most other cases. .
Before that, Cleveland Meredith Jr. received two years in prison and Devlyn Thompson received almost four years in prison.
Cleveland Meredith Jr. received two years in prison and Devlyn Thompson received almost four years in prison.
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