Klete Keller, the Olympic gold medalist swimmer from USC charged with participating in the U.S. Capitol riot, pleaded not guilty during a remote hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington on Tuesday. A grand jury indicted Keller on seven counts last month, including civil disorder, obstructing an official proceeding and disorderly conduct in a restricted building. Keller appeared at the hearing via video from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. He didn’t say much beyond “Good afternoon, doing well, thank you” after being introduced to the prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Atty. In response to a question from the judge, Edwards said he didn’t believe the government had the blue U.S. Olympic jacket that Keller was identified as wearing during the Jan. 6 riot.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2021 23:03 UTC