Founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group Stewart Rhodes and codefendant Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack on Tuesday — the most serious charges any defendants have faced in the wake of the riot.

Three other codefendants, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins and Thomas Caldwell, were acquitted on the seditious conspiracy charge but found guilty of other crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack.

All five were convicted of obstructing an official proceeding of Congress. Meggs and Watkins were also found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, while the others were acquitted of that charge.  ...