If a judge accepts the Justice Department’s recommendation, Guy Wesley Reffitt’s prison sentence would be nearly three times the length of the longest sentence among more than 200 defendants who have been sentenced for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation’s capital.U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich is scheduled to sentence Reffitt on Aug. 1.
“Reffitt did not intend to simply obstruct Congress’s certification of the Electoral College vote. Rather, Reffitt intended to physically remove the legislators from the building and actually ‘take over’ Congress,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler wrote.of all five counts in his indictment.
Reffitt was armed with a Smith & Wesson pistol in a holster on his waist, carrying zip-tie handcuffs and wearing body armor and a helmet equipped with a video camera when he advanced on police, according to prosecutors. He retreated after an officer pepper sprayed him in the face, but he waved on other rioters who ultimately breached the building, prosecutors said.
His Cellies should be house members and dtrump.
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And to all the people that feel like this is nothing more than a kangaroo court then try it again with this President sitting in office and watch how fast them boys be on your ass this time. Because the call will be made
Nobody ever questioned the court system when they sentence blacks to long term sentences.
I find it absent him being arrested with the zip ties or the gun. The gun is photo'd but never drawn. Not sure possession equals intent and that equals 15 years. then again Why not 15 years?
Funny how all we saw was Camera and piss off American walk around the Capital taking picture!
Did they ever find out who built the gallows?
Okay that's cool are we going to prosecute the people on the Maxwell list?
First time I've seen an appropriate sentence this whole time.