A federal grand jury indicts the leader of the Oath Keepers, Elmer Rhodes, for a conspiracy related to the insurrection on January 6th. The U.S. Department of Justice says Rhodes was arrested Thursday morning. An unsealed indictment adds charges to other Oath Keepers, including a couple from Marion County.

"The purpose of the conspiracy was to oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power by force," the indictment states.

52-year-old Kelly Meggs faces further charges as does his wife Connie Meggs.

The indictment calls Kelly Meggs the head of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers. It says he used nicknames "Gator 1" and "OK Gator 1."

He led a stack into the capitol, the indictment states. At least three other Floridians, in addition to the Meggs, received additional charges in the indictment. In an interview with an Orlando news station, Meggs said they were only briefly in the capitol. Here is the indictment, which names Connie Meggs:

The Department of Justice says Rhodes sent encrypted messages to a leadership team, including Meggs, saying, "We aren't getting through this without a civil war...Prepare your mind, body, spirit." You can read the whole indictment here:

The indictment says Rhodes began planning for January 6th after election day. An indictment says Florida Oath Keepers, including Kelly, Meggs, held a training on November 22, 2020 on "Unconventional warfare."

The indictment says the Meggs and other Oath Keepers joined a mob of people, and "Attackers assaulted officers using pepper spray, flagpoles, and numerous improves weapons and projectiles."