Kokesh pleads guilty to charges related to Youtubed gun stunt in Washington, DC

By Bob Owens | 3:29 PM | November 06, 2013

Adam Kokesh has plead guilty to various charges tied to a stunt he posted to YouTube, where he allegedly loaded a shotgun in Washington, DC.

Adam Kokesh, the Fairfax-based gun rights advocate, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a variety of charges associated with an Independence Day incident in which he videotaped himself loading a shotgun in Freedom Plaza, just blocks from the White House.

Kokesh, 31, was ordered released from D.C. jail, where he has been for nearly four months, pending a January sentencing hearing.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.