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A Sandpoint man and his brother are pleading not guilty to more than a half-dozen criminal charges related to the insurrectionist violence in the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6.

Michael Anthony Pope and his brother, William, entered the pleas earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., federal court records show.

Michael Pope is required to required to notify federal court officials if he travels outside of a 100-mile radius of the state of Idaho. He is ordered to stay away from the Capitol unless he is attending court hearings or meetings with is attorney and pretrial release officials, according to court documents.

William Pope is required to notify pretrial services officials if he travels outside of his home state of Kansas and is also barred from being in Washington, D.C., unless attending court hearings or meeting with his counsel.

Both brothers are prohibited from possessing illegal firearms while their case is pending in federal court.

A status conference in the brothers' case is set for May 5 in Washington, D.C. Both defendants are free on no-cost personal recognizance bonds while the case is pending, according to federal court records.

Michael Pope is being represented by Federal Assistant Public Defender Carlos Venegas, while William Pope is being represented by Terry Eaton of the Eaton Law Group in Washington, D.C., records indicate.

Both brothers are charged with felony counts of obstructing or impeding an official proceeding and civil disorder, which are punishable by up to 20 years and five years in prison, respectively, upon conviction. They also face misdemeanor charges of entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, impeding ingress and ingress of a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, impeding passage through a Capitol building and parading in Capitol building, according to an unsealed indictment in the case.

The Popes were indicted by a grand jury two days after the Capitol riot and arrested in February.

The brothers were among the thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump who converged on the Capitol as Congress met in a joint session to certify the Electoral College votes for the 2020 Presidential Election. To date, several hundred people have been charged in connection to the insurrection.

The brothers were implicated in the mayhem via video footage collected during the incident.

William Pope reported his involvement in the storming of the Capitol to the FBI and told investigators he was there to exercise his right to free speech. He denied engaging in any vandalism or violence.

William Pope said he and his brother did not participate in any violence or vandalism during the episode.

Keith Kinnaird can be reached at kkinnaird@bonnercountydailybee.com and followed on Twitter @KeithDailyBee.