Two Capitol rioters admit to attacking officers in plea deals

A New Jersey gym owner and a man from Washington state on Friday became the first defendants to plead guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol.

The plea deals with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of other similar cases stemming from the violent uprising. The two defendants each face more than three years behind bars. Scott Kevin Fairlamb, a 44-year-old former mixed martial arts fighter from Stockholm, NJ, pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer. He faces 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison under recommended sentencing guidelines under his plea deal.