Overview

• Federal prosecutors have recommended a six-month prison sentence for Ray Epps, who was involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
• Epps pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.
• Prosecutors noted Epps' efforts to deescalate conflicts between rioters and police officers, and his cooperation with the FBI and Congress.
• Epps, a former U.S. Marine and ex-Oath Keeper, became the focus of a conspiracy theory that he was an undercover government agent inciting the Capitol attack.
• More than 1,200 defendants have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes, with over 900 having pleaded guilty or been convicted.