Salt and Light Brigade Pastor Indicted on 6 Criminal Counts for Alleged Actions at Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
An Ohio pastor from the Salt and Light Brigade who led protesters up the East steps of the Capitol and declared “mission accomplished” on Jan. 6, 2021, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six criminal counts.
William R. Dunfee, 58, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, entered not-guilty pleas to all charges at an arraignment hearing on Feb. 9 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather. His case will be before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton for a status hearing in Washington on Feb. 24.
Dunfee, pastor of New Beginnings Ministries in Warsaw, Ohio, is charged with two felonies and four misdemeanors: civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, and an act of physical violence in a restricted building or grounds….