Wilmington man pleads guilty to making online threats in connection to role in U.S. Capitol riot

CINCINNATI — A Wilmington man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Justin Stoll, 41, was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force on Jan. 15, 2021. In October 2021, News Center 7 reported that a plea agreement had been filed in Stroll’s case.

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On Thursday, Stroll entered a guilty plea to a charge of making interstate threats, which is a felony. The charge was connected to his communication online related to his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.

According to court documents, Stoll used the username “Th3RealHuckleberry” on the app Clapper and on YouTube to post videos related to his participation in the Capitol protests.

Videos Stoll filmed at the Capitol showed that he proceeded past police barricades which had been torn down by other rioters. In the videos, Stoll yelled profanities at U.S. Capitol Police.

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Stoll uploaded the videos to social media when he returned to the Southern District of Ohio, according to a release.

Court records said Stoll received comments when his videos were posted to YouTube, including one user who said they had saves his video and suggested he might go to prison. Stoll responded to that user, saying in part, “If you ever jeopardize me, from being with my family, you will absolutely meet your mother f------ maker, and I will be the one to arrange the meeting.”

On Thursday, Stoll admitted as part of his guilty plea that he posted the video for the purpose of making a threat.

The government’s investigation did not find evidence that Stoll entered the Capitol building, engaged in acts of violence, or destroyed property, according to the release.