DALLAS — A North Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of civil disorder for helping to lead the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol last year, which he documented on his social media.
Nolan Bernard Cooke, 23, was among the front line of rioters who broke through a line of U.S. Capitol police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege, which was spurred on by a false belief that the presidential election was stolen, according to court documents. He’s originally from Savoy, about 15 miles east of Sherman.
Cooke was arrested Jan. 21, 2021, on charges of acts during civil disorder, unlawful activities on Capitol grounds and entering or remaining on restricted buildings or grounds and disorderly or disruptive conduct in or near restricted buildings or grounds.
