Former Olympic gold medalist to be sentenced for storming Capitol on Jan. 6

Klete Keller, who once competed in the Olympics as a swimmer and won a gold medal, is due to be sentenced Friday for participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, NBC News reported.

Keller pleaded guilty in September 2021 to a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding. Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 10 months in federal prison — lower than guidelines recommend since he cooperated with investigators after his arrest.

"Klete Derik Keller once wore the American flag as an Olympian," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo. "On January 6, 2021, he threw that flag in a trash can."

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Prosecutors added that for "nearly three years, Keller has cooperated with the government’s investigation into the attack on the Capitol — repeatedly meeting with the government to describe everyone around him and everything that happened leading up to and on Jan. 6. He has provided substantial assistance and has expressed remorse for his crimes."

They added that Keller's actions "will forever be a stain on this country’s narrative, and it continues to impact our ability to credibly lead by example as a democratic republic." As a former Olympian, they added, Keller "was in a unique position to know better."

Keller "repeatedly resisted officers’ attempts to remove him from the building, at one point jerking his elbow away," according to prosecutors.

Read more at NBC News.