A trial date has been set for a Chicago Police officer charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol and charging into a Democratic senator’s office on Jan. 6.
Karol Chwiesiuk appeared Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom via videoconference, where he rejected the government’s offer of a plea deal and instead requested a trial date, according to court records.Under the proposed deal, Chwiesiuk would have pleaded guilty to one petty misdemeanor count and faced up to six months in prison, said his Chicago attorney Nishay Sanan.Chwiesiuk verbally rejected the deal in court and Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly set a May 1 trial date.
Chwiesiuk faces five misdemeanor counts, including entering a restricted building, disrupting government business and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds with intent to impede a congressional proceeding.
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