RIVERSIDE - A 45-year-old man who was among seven people from Riverside County charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting in the obstruction of an official proceeding.
Andrew Alan Hernandez of Jurupa Valley admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, which agreed to drop five related charges in exchange for the admission.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., scheduled a sentencing hearing for Jan. 27. Hernandez is facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, though the term of incarceration imposed is likely to be much lower.
The defendant remains free on his own recognizance.
Security surveillance camera images of Hernandez inside the Capitol Building o
