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The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision

WASHINGTON — A Texas man who was the first rioter to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was resentenced on Friday to nearly seven years in prison after he delivered an angry, profane rant to the judge who agreed to modestly reduce his original sentence. Prosecutors said Reffitt told fellow members of the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Capitol Rioter Brought Gun On Capitol Grounds On Jan. 6

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A court filing unsealed by federal prosecutors details how a Texas man and his friends brought an arsenal of guns with them to Washington, D.C., and how he snuck one onto the Capitol grounds during the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection attempt. The newly released records offer disturbing details about Preacher’s foray to Washington, where he attended …

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4 months, 1 week ago

2024 Could Be A ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ Election For Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 Rioters

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump wins in November, hundreds of people in prison for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be set free before their sentences are up. “And then we’re going to have four years of dragging our nuts across your forehead,” Dempsey said, “because Donald Trump is gonna win.” Nearly 1,500 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Feds seek longest sentence yet for J6 rioter who assaulted Capitol cop

Raw Story

A January 6 Capitol rioter who was convicted in September 2022 on nine charges, including multiple counts of assaulting police and obstruction of Congress’ January 6, 2021, proceedings, could be serving 16 years in prison if federal prosecutors get their way. According to a report from Politico, Patrick McCaughey is facing what could be the longest sentence among all of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

January 6 Capitol riot: Charges, convictions, trials two years on

Al Jazeera

More than 950 people are charged with federal crimes, some already convicted of serious charge of sedition for trying to overthrow the government. Two years ago, on January 6, 2021, a crowd of thousands attacked the United States Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of the 2020 election results, spurred on by false claims the election had been …

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2 years, 4 months ago

7 years in jail for ex-policeman who rioted at US Capitol

Al Jazeera

An off-duty police officer who took part in the January 6, 2021 attack has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Former Rocky Mount Police Sergeant Thomas Robertson declined to address the court before US District Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him to seven years and three months in prison on Thursday. Prosecutors said Robertson “anticipated violence” on January …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Loving your family even when they make horrible choices

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Editor’s Note: Peggy Drexler is a research psychologist, documentary producer and the author of “Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family” and “Raising Boys Without Men.” She is an executive producer, most recently, on “My Name is Pauli Murray,” a film that premiered at Sundance, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. “I haven’t been happy through …

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2 years, 4 months ago

US court sentences Jan 6 rioter to more than seven years

Al Jazeera

Guy Reffitt, of Texas, receives the longest sentence related to the 2021 Capitol attack yet after felony convictions. Earlier Monday, the judge said she was troubled by Reffitt’s actions and comments suggesting he wanted to overthrow Congress, calling his statements “frightening claims that border on delusional”. “The election was challenged in multiple courts across the country, and judge after judge …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets longest prison term

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet and body armor was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag …

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2 years, 4 months ago

First Capitol rioter to be found guilty sentenced to 7 years in prison after children turn him in

Daily Mail

A member of the far-right Three Percenters militia was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building - the longest sentence yet for any of the insurrectionists. Guy Reffitt, 49, was sentenced to 7.25 years in federal prison after he was convicted in March on five counts, including …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Capitol rioter will 'almost certainly get the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date' after son delivered devastating testimony

Raw Story

Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt, who was found guilty of multiple felonies earlier this year, is receiving his prison sentence this week -- and NBC News reporter Ryan Reilly believes it's going to be the stiffest January 6-related prison sentence yet. "Translation: Guy Reffitt is almost certainly to get the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date, it's just a matter of …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot

Associated Press

A man who attacked police officers with poles during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said he “got caught up” in the chaos that erupted on Jan. …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence For Armed Capitol Rioter

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia group member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob’s attack, according to a court filing Friday. They say the trial evidence showed that Reffitt planned for weeks …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter

Associated Press

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia group member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob’s attack, according to a court filing Friday. The judge isn’t bound by any of the recommendations or the sentencing guidelines calculated …

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2 years, 7 months ago

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask. Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge …

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2 years, 7 months ago

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

LA Times

Thomas Webster, in the red jacket, at a barricade line at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as captured by a body camera worn by a Metropolitan Police Department officer. Two jurors who spoke to reporters after the verdict said videos capturing the officer’s assault from multiple angles were crucial evidence rebutting Webster’s self-defense argument. We unanimously agreed that …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Body camera video captured a “rage-filled” retired police officer attacking one of the outnumbered police officers trying to hold off a mob of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. But a defense attorney said another video from a different angle shows that former New York City police officer Thomas Webster acted in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An Ohio man who claimed he was only “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted by a jury that took less than three hours to reject his novel defense for obstructing Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, who is scheduled to sentence Thompson on July …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Associated Press

An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, said Wednesday he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator job in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Associated Press

An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, said he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator job in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot

NPR

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building during …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building during last year’s riot. A prosecutor dismissed that testimony as “nonsense.” The judge, however, said video shows two police officers standing near the Rotunda doors and allowing …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Trial opens for police officer charged with storming Capitol

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An off-duty police officer stormed the U.S. Capitol because he believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump and he wanted to interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the Virginia man’s trial. Jacob Fracker, the other off-duty Rocky Mount police officer who entered …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Convicted MAGA rioter accuses his son of profiting off testifying against him at trial

Raw Story

Convicted MAGA rioter Guy Reffitt is trying to get a new trial -- and in the process is accusing his own son of profiting off his damning testimony against him at his trial. As flagged by CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Reffitt filed a new motion this week asking for a new trial that sought to undercut the testimony provided by …

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The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision

Capitol Rioter Brought Gun On Capitol Grounds On Jan. 6

2024 Could Be A ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ Election For Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 Rioters

Feds seek longest sentence yet for J6 rioter who assaulted Capitol cop

January 6 Capitol riot: Charges, convictions, trials two years on

7 years in jail for ex-policeman who rioted at US Capitol

Opinion: Loving your family even when they make horrible choices

US court sentences Jan 6 rioter to more than seven years

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets longest prison term

First Capitol rioter to be found guilty sentenced to 7 years in prison after children turn him in

Capitol rioter will 'almost certainly get the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date' after son delivered devastating testimony

Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence For Armed Capitol Rioter

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot

Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot

Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial

Trial opens for police officer charged with storming Capitol

Convicted MAGA rioter accuses his son of profiting off testifying against him at trial