WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who had been charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick pleaded guilty to two less serious offenses.
George Tanios entered his plea Wednesday in Washington federal court to misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted area. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan set a Dec. 6 sentencing for Tanios.
Tanios and Julian Khater were both charged in March 2021 with assaulting Sicknick and other officers with a chemical spray. Sicknick later collapsed at police headquarters and died the following day. Though his death is often attributed to the riot, the medical examiner determined that Sicknick died of natural causes after suffering two strokes.
