Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller Sentenced For Role In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, Was Identified By ‘Team USA’ Jacket

Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller was sentenced for his involvement in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot in 2021.

Keller has won five Olympic medals, two of which were gold for the relay team. He also won silver and two bronze medals.

On the day of the storming of the Capitol, Keller was wearing his Team USA jacket, but after the riot, he threw it in a trash can.

He was identified through a video recorded by Townhall reporter Julio Rosas.

In the video, Keller is seen with his back to police as they attempt to clear the Capitol Rotunda.

After the footage was released, many people recognized Keller at home since he stood out due to his height and Team USA jacket.

Investigators said they identified him using the footage from the video, his driver’s license.

He also cursed out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Keller has also appeared in several other videos and photographs.

Keller, a known Donald Trump supporter on social media, deleted his accounts following the January 6 riot. He also destroyed his phone and memory card that contained footage inside the Capitol.

Keller was among the first rioters to agree to cooperate with authorities who wanted to investigate the attack.

He admitted that he aimed to obstruct Congress’s certification of President Joe Biden‘s Electoral College win.

He told the court, “I have no excuse for why I am in front of you today. I understand my actions were criminal and that I am fully responsible for my conduct.”

He pleaded guilty in September 2021 to an obstruction charge that could have resulted in 20 years in jail.

Instead, the 41-year-old swimmer received a 36-month probation. His sentence includes six months of home confinement and 360 hours of community service. He will have to perform ten of the 360 hours each month.