Ex-NYPD officer found guilty of attacking D.C. cop with flag pole on Jan. 6

Jury convicts former New York City police officer for assaulting a D.C. police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Justice Department prosecutors told jurors they should use common sense.

“Do you believe the defendant’s version of what happened that day?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Kelly asked during closing arguments on Friday. “This case is about Thomas Webster’s rage," Kelly said. Webster said that the D.C. officer instigated the attack"because he needs it to be true," Kelly said.

Webster is the fourth Jan. 6 defendant to face a jury trial and the first to be tried on assault charges.

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