SWANTON, Ohio — A Swanton man was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, according to federal court documents.
Cole Temple was found guilty of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds with a specification of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. After taking a plea deal in October 2022, three other charges were dismissed:
- Temporary residence of the president, with a specification of entering and remaining in a restricted building
- Temporary residence of the president, with a specification of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building
- Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, with a specification of violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
Temple, along with three other Swanton residents including his mother, Jodi Lynn Wilson, were found guilty of charges they faced in the riot and received sentences over the past year.
Wilson was found guilty of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds with a specification of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building and sentenced to 20 days of incarceration and three years of probation.
Madison Pettit and Gabriel Burress, a couple, both pleaded guilty to one count each of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds with a specification of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. They were both sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Over 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot, according to the Associated Press.
600 of them have pleaded guilty, while about 100 others have been convicted after trials. Over 550 riot defendants have been sentenced.