St. George News
May 21, 2022
ST. GEORGE — A Washington County man pleaded guilty to one federal charge on Thursday related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 — and is one of more than 150 individuals sentenced in federal court so far. 2021 file photo showing Landon Copeland circled in red during struggle with police during Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C | Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Justice, St. George News
According to documents filed in U.S. District Court, Landon Kenneth Copeland, 34, of Apple Valley, pleaded guilty to one federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, a class D felony that carries a sentence of up to eight years in prison.