Klete Keller Pleads Guilty Of Storming US Capitol; Receives Jail Sentence
Klete Keller, five-time Olympic swimming medalist, pled guilty on September 29 to a federal crime of storming the United States Capitol during the January 6 incident. He has been sentenced to jail for 21 to 27 months. Keller admitted that he attempted to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's Electoral College win. Authorities tried to move him from the Capitol Rotunda, but he pushed them and screamed vulgar-statements.
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Olympic Swimmer Klete Keller Charged For Storming US Capitol
An FBI complaint was filed against five-time Olympian swimming medalist Klete Keller on January 13 after reports of his involvement in the US Capitol riots circulated. The 38-year-old swimmer was identified in a video, standing among the rioters and wearing a US Olympic team jacket. While the screenshots of Keller being tallest in the crowd confirmed his identification, status about his arrest is unclear. Keller has won medals in 2000, 2004… read-more
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