A second Pendleton man is going to federal prison for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss on Monday, Dec. 2, sentenced Jonathanpeter Allen Klein, 24, to nine months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $3,000 in restitution. Klein in July pleaded guilty to one count of civil disorder and one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers.
Moss on Nov. 14 sentenced Klein’s older brother, Matthew Leland Klein, 27, also of Pendleton, to 90 days in prison and three years of supervised release for crimes in the breach. He had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder and a misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds related to the breach.
According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, court documents recounted that Jonathanpeter Klein on Dec. 27, 2020, informed his employer via text that he and his brother were attending the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, and requested time off Jan. 4-8. The brothers traveled from Portland to Philadelphia on Jan. 4 and returned Jan. 8.
Jonathanpeter Klein on Jan. 5 attended a rally wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys, including a black shirt with the Portland chapter’s initials, an American flag neck gaiter and a black baseball cap.
He wore the same clothing on Jan. 6 when he attended the “Stop the Steal” on the National Mall and afterward marched toward the U.S. Capitol building and entered the restricted grounds.
At about 2 p.m., Klein threw an audio-visual equipment container lid at Metropolitan Police Department officers, according to the Justice Department. The lid struck an officer’s helmet, causing the officer to stumble and require assistance. Court documents reported the officer momentarily lost consciousness and later reported emotional and mental distress, believing their helmet saved their life.
Klein entered the Capitol building at approximately 2:16 p.m., shortly after rioters breached windows near the Senate Wing door. Inside, he embraced other rioters, displayed a Proud Boys hand signal and recorded events with his cellphone. Klein traversed various parts of the Capitol, including the Rotunda, Crypt and House Wing.
After leaving the building, Klein reunited with his brother and joined others at the Capitol’s north door. The Justice Department reported they forced the door open, causing more than $10,000 in damage and exposing Capitol Police to further violence.
The FBI’s field offices in Portland and Washington, D.C., investigated the case with assistance from the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department. The FBI arrested the two men in Oregon on March 23, 2021.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section prosecuted the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon provided valuable assistance, according to the statement.
In the 46 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,561 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 590 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation continues.
I hope he gets to stay in prison long enough to make his life miserable. Vendalizing United States property, just because they did not agree with the voice of the US citizens at that time they committed an act of treason against the United States.