Prosecutors said retired NYPD officer Thomas Webster's attack was among the most vicious displays against law enforcement during the Jan. 6 riot. “He goes after that cop like a junkyard dog,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Gianforti said at one hearing.
An image of body camera footage showing Thomas Webster at the Jan. 6 riot.A retired New York City cop has been convicted of assaulting a D.C. officer during the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol.
He is the first of roughly 150 defendants charged with assaulting an officer to make his case before a jury. After one Capitol officer, Noah Rathbun, pushed him back with an open hand, Webster slammed the flag pole down on the barricade, then charged forward and tackled the officer to the ground. Rathbun later testified that Webster attempted to remove his face shield and gas mask, choking him in the process.
“He goes after that cop like a junkyard dog," Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Gianforti said at one hearing. "Teeth bared. Fists clenched."
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