ICED EARTH Founder JON SCHAFFER's Lawyers Ask For Delay In Sentencing In US Capitol Riot Case

Back in June 2023, federal prosecutors and an attorney representing Iced Earth guitarist / founder Jon Schaffer - a former Columbus resident, who pleaded guilty to storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 - asked a federal judge to set a sentencing date for January or February 2024.

According to a report by Metal Sucks, Schaffer is due to be sentenced on February 20, 2024. He could serve up to three-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison.

Now, according to a report by Politico, the issue has been raised as to whether the Department Of Justice and prosecutors are using a 2002 law originally aimed at curbing financial crimes - launched due to the Enron accounting scandal - to prosecute a January 6 defendant, Joseph Fischer. If it is decided in court that Fischer's case needs to be reviewed, it would call into question the use of the law against other January 6 defendants, Schaffer included.

Schaffer's attorneys are now asking for a delay in sentencing.