Kansas man enters guilty plea in the Capitol riot

A Kansas man scheduled to go to trial in Washington, D.C., this month on multiple felony charges in connection with the Capitol riot pleaded guilty to one count on Tuesday.

Michael Eckerman, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer.

The hearing was held by video conference in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Eckerman’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 14 in person in federal court in D.C. He faces a maximum sentence of eight years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.