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Coverage dated December 5, 2024

First sentenced in Capitol riot gets 7-month reprieve after obstruction charge tossed

Headline from Courthouse News Service

Guy Reffitt came to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, armed with a handgun, zip-tie handcuffs and body armor and told fellow rioters his plan to drag former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the building.

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  1. Triblive

    1st rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision (opens Triblive)

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    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 Friday to nearly seven years in prison after he delivered an angry, profane rant to the judge who agreed to modestly reduce his original

  2. NBC4 Washington

    The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Guy Reffitt benefitted from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that led to the dismissal of his conviction on an obstruction charge.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    First sentenced in Capitol riot gets 7-month reprieve after obstruction charge tossed (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Guy Reffitt came to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, armed with a handgun, zip-tie handcuffs and body armor and told fellow rioters his plan to drag former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the building.

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