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First Capitol rioter to stand trial gets seven years - the longest sentence yet: Texas far-right militia member 'egged crowd on' and warned his kids not to turn him in to FBI because 'traitors get shot'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Guy Reffitt, 49, a member of the far-right group the Three Percenters got 7.25 years behind bars and ordered to pay $2000 in restitution

  • He was convicted in March on five felony counts, including bringing a gun onto the Capitol grounds

  • During the sentencing he called himself an 'idiot' and said he was done with extremist groups

  • He was recorded on video outside the Capitol during the January 6 riot and later threatened his wife and children if they turned him in

  • His son, Jackson Reffitt, said he was in contact with the FBI after the DC riot on January 6

  • The son testified in court that that his father told him 'If you turn me in, you're a traitor and traitor's get shot'

  • Under federal sentencing guidelines, Reffitt Sr. faces up to 11 years at his sentencing on Monday

  • Federal prosecutors are asking for 15 years behind bars for his crimes

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Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-02
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