Joshua A. James

Joshua A. James, an Alabama Army veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2007 and was linked to the far-right Oath Keepers militia, met with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and others in November 2020 to conspire to forcibly halt the transfer of presidential power, with Rhodes instructing the group to prepare to use "lethal force" against anyone attempting to remove President Trump from office; James participated in the group's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. He pleaded guilty on March 2 to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, becoming the first Jan. 6 defendant to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy, and cooperated with prosecutors, including testifying before a grand jury. He was sentenced on 12/20/2024 to a concurrent term of probation, a $200 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.