Broadway actor who joined Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 Capitol breach acquitted on all counts after stipulated trial – By Marisa Sarnoff (Law & Crime) / July 13, 2023
An actor who joined the anti-government Oath Keepers extremist group in breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been acquitted at trial — after representing himself and all but agreeing that the government had enough evidence to convict him.
James Beeks, 51, was found not guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and interfering with law enforcement during a civil disorder. He had appeared in a stipulated trial before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, a Barack Obama appointee who has overseen at least two other high-profile Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trials.
“For reasons stated on the record, the Court finds Defendant James Beeks NOT GUILTY,” Mehta wrote in a docket entry on Wednesday. Beeks was subsequently released from pretrial supervision, the order said.
