Man admits to presence at Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — A Missouri man who posted on Snapchat and Facebook that he was in the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 riot has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.

Nicholas Reimler, 29, of Valley Park in St. Louis County, admitted Friday to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. As part of the plea agreement, two other misdemeanor charges were dropped.

The Kansas City Star reported that the plea makes Reimler the first Missouri defendant to plead guilty in the case. Fourteen of the more than 600 suspects in the case are from Missouri.

Reimler, a University of Missouri engineering graduate, was identified as the man seen in pictures entering the Capitol wearing a turquoise cap and a white “Trump” flag as a cape.

He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10 and faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison, a year of supervised release and a $5,000 fine.