ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Continues To Cooperate With US Capitol Insurrection Investigators While On Pre-Trial Release
November 17, 2021, 3 years ago
According to The Republic, Iced Earth guitarist, Jon Schaffer, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the US Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the US presidential election results, is continuing to cooperate with authorities while on pre-trial release, court records show.
Schaffer, 53, Edinburgh, remains on pre-trial release under the supervision of the District of Columbia Pre-Trial Services Department, according to a joint status update filed Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C.
In April, Schaffer admitted to breaching the US Capitol on January 6, wearing a tactical vest and armed with bear repellent and pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
“He has remained compliant with pre-trial release conditions,” the status update states. “He has remained cooperative with law enforcement since his release. Multiple defendants charged in the case in which the defendant is cooperating have been presented before the court; several are in the process of exploring case resolutions and a trial date has yet to be set.”
Read more at The Republic.
Back in February, Iced Earth frontman Stu Block, bassist Luke Appleton and guitarist Jake Dreyer announced in separate statements they had officially left the band. In addition, Blind Guardian frontman Hansi Kürsch announced he had dissolved his Demons & Wizards partnership with Schaffer.
