AMERICUS, Ga. — An Americus lawyer now faces fines or prison time after being the latest person convicted of disrupting Congress in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
A federal judge in Washington D.C. on Monday convicted William McCall Calhoun on eight charges.
They included violent entry or disorderly conduct at the Capitol and trying to obstruct official proceedings.
Two years ago, prosecutors say, Calhoun posted violent threats on social media and talked about killing Donald Trump's opponents.
According to court documents, William McCall Calhoun posted on social media before, during, and after the 2021 protest.
He was arrested at his sister's house in Macon, a few days after the Capitol riot.
A judge released Calhoun on bond a few weeks later and allowed him to resume his law practice in Americus.
Prosecutors say he and hundreds of others wanted to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 election.
Calhoun testified this month that he didn't know that protesters would end up inside the Capitol.
But prosecutors called that "nonsense."
They say he posted before the riot that they planned to "storm the Capitol" and "shut down the government."
He boasted online about being one of the first people inside building, court records say.
Videos show Calhoun and others crossing police lines and pushing past officers, prosecutors say.
His sentencing is scheduled for July 6.
CBS reported this month that authorities arrested more than 1,000 people after the Jan.6 riot and about half those cases are still pending.