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A Shippensburg man pleaded guilty Thursday to two felony charges, including one for assaulting law enforcement officers, during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Charles Smith, 25, also entered a guilty plea for a conspiracy charge of obstructing an official proceeding.

Prosecutors said Smith posted social media messages about planning to storm the building.

He also participated in pushing a large metal sign frame into a defensive line of officers attempting to prevent the crowd from advancing further, prosecutors said.

Smith is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Officials said he faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison on the conspiracy charge and an additional eight years in prison on the assault charge.

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