Decatur man pleads to Jan. 6 charge, but gun charges loom
Matthew J. Webler, a contractor from Decatur, will serve up to six months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, but faces a much longer sentence for what authorities discovered when they arrested him.
Webler, 43, appeared via videoconference in U.S. District Court Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to plead guilty to one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, a misdemeanor charge that carries a possible penalty of six months in prison and up to $5,000 in fines. He will be sentenced in May.
Webler admitted to Judge Dabney Friedrich that he entered the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot by climbing through a broken window. Investigators identified Webler on security camera videos at various spots inside the building by his bright yellow jacket, cowboy hat and a QAnon flag he wore as a cape. He also posted about his entry into the Capitol on social media, boasting in one selfie video, “It’s my birthday, and it’s the best one ever,” according to court records.
But while his negotiated guilty plea ends his legal trouble in Washington, he faces more serious charges in Georgia. According to court records, when investigators searched his home on Shamrock Drive near Decatur, they discovered a hand-built, short-barreled rifle, three silencers and ammunition.
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