Former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention and 36 months of probation for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Keller, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, pleaded guilty to a federal felony and will also serve 360 hours of community service. The sentencing comes after Keller was found to have thrown the American flag in a trash can during the riot. The Justice Department had initially sought 10 months in prison for Keller, while he had requested probation. Keller's sentencing took place in Washington, DC, and he managed to avoid federal prison time.
Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention and 36 months of probation for being at the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 protest. Read more, link in bio. https://t.co/vzphpTZtPq
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention for joining the mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/euSjxBalTt
Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Sentenced for Being at the Capitol on January 6 via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/7wkDInBHes
Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Klete Keller was sentenced to 3 years of probation, 6 months house arrest and 360 hours of community service for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. https://t.co/IvxZRJEAcc
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot https://t.co/SXcD0N4kt4
Olympic gold medalist swimmer sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot https://t.co/K9Pll97Xuz
Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller sentenced to 36 months of probation for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, avoiding prison time after pleading guilty to a federal felony https://t.co/icZOvGK838
UPDATE: Two-time Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller was sentenced to 36 months of probation and six months of home detention Friday for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. More details ⤵️
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist, gets 36 months probation in Jan. 6 riot case https://t.co/fni5yzd2yI
A two-time Olympic gold medalist who stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack is set to be sentenced on Friday. https://t.co/ecXLrm83Ex
The rise and fall of swimmer Klete Keller, who won gold for Team USA but faces sentencing TODAY after joining January 6 mob https://t.co/BQg33ieTNL https://t.co/UXxpHNB8sW
Sentencing scheduled for 4pm in the US Capitol riot case of former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller Here in DC https://t.co/6RRNko8hd6
Tomorrow: Justice Dept to seek 10-months prison in Jan 6 case of former Olympic swimmer Klete Keller. Keller will ask for probation Feds' memo to court: "Klete Derik Keller once wore the American flag as an Olympian. On January 6, 2021, he threw that flag in a trash can" https://t.co/7q8KkVhRbZ
A Proud Boy who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and then shot at law enforcement officers earlier this year after the FBI asked him to surrender has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. https://t.co/uE6djxUO76
Sentencing is on the calendar for Friday at 4pm in the US Capitol breach case of former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller https://t.co/4pKQW8Pbp4
A Proud Boy who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and then shot at law enforcement officers earlier this year after the FBI asked him to surrender has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. https://t.co/u0n4ZdFG2O
Sentencing Friday in the US Capitol riot case of former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller