Jan. 6 defendant dubbed 'Conan O'Riot' by online sleuths pleads guilty
Source: NBC News
March 5, 2024, 6:17 PM EST
WASHINGTON — A colonial-clad Capitol rioter — dubbed "Conan O'Riot" because of his resemblance to former late night talk show host Conan O'Brien — pleaded guilty to a Jan. 6 charge Tuesday.
Derek Nelson, 30, a former Marine, was arrested in Illinois in October, more than two years after he was identified by online "sedition hunters" who have aided the FBI in cases against hundreds of defendants.
Nelson pleaded guilty to a count of entering and remaining in a restricted building, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols accepted Nelson's guilty plea and set his sentencing hearing for June 13.
As part of his plea agreement, Nelson said that he "wore a colonial blue peacoat with gold buttons, a tricorn hat, a red shirt, a white neckscarf, black-and-red gloves, and khaki pants" on Jan. 6 and "had also brought with him a pink respirator and goggles, which he later donned." Nelson also admitted that he "came to D.C. prepared for the possibility of violence." He added that before he stormed the Capitol he told someone he was there to "start a revolution."
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Ginger hair, check. But I don't think he looks much like Conan O'Brien.
That's a really nice Revolutionary War costume though. They'll love that outfit in the federal prison.
