Ex-police officer found guilty in second Capitol riot jury trial

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WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - An off-duty police officer who breached the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was found guilty of multiple felonies on Tuesday, a notable victory for prosecutors in one of the first trials relating to the attack.

According to court documents, a federal jury in the District of Columbia found Thomas Robertson of Rocky Mount, Virginia, guilty on all six charges he faces, including obstructing an official proceeding of the U.S. Congress.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ex...ond-capitol-riot-jury-trial-media-2022-04-11/

 

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Ex-officer convicted of storming Capitol to disrupt Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.

Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including charges that he interfered with police officers at the Capitol and that he entered a restricted area with a dangerous weapon, a large wooden stick.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-...rginia-riots-aa94f1664014d4b08d190329d79d5804