Tag: Guy Reffitt

Judge Hands Down Lengthiest Sentence Yet Over Jan. 6 Crimes

A man who carried a gun onto U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Aug. 1 to over seven years in prison, news outlets reported. Guy Reffitt, 49, of Texas was sentenced to 87 months in prison. It’s the longest sentence yet handed down to a person charged with a crime linked…


Jan. 6 Defendant Found Guilty by Jury

The first person charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to go on trial was found guilty on March 8. A jury declared Guy Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and obstruction of justice. The jury in Washington returned the unanimous verdict after just two…


Jury Convicts Texas Man in First Jan. 6 Case to Go to Trial

The first person charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to go on trial was found guilty on March 8. A jury declared Guy Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and obstruction of justice. The jury in Washington returned the unanimous verdict after just two…