Township Native Pleads Guilty In Jan. 6 Attack On Capitol Police

September 1, 2022 Crime

A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man, who lived in Franklin, faces up to more than eight years in prison after he plead guilty on September 1 to attacking Capitol Police officers with a chemical during the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

Julian Elie Khater, a member of Franklin High School’s Class of 2007, struck the plea deal with federal authorities after facing 10 counts, including three counts of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and a count of obstruction of an official proceeding, which was Congress’s confirmation of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

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Township Native Pleads Guilty In Jan. 6 Attack On Capitol Police

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