WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered gun testified Thursday that he secretly recorded his father...
Guy Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, is accused of leading the siege on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 while armed with a pistol and later threatening his family to keep quiet about his involvement.
“I never thought our father would say that to us,” Jackson Reffitt said on the second day of his father’s trial — the first for any of the hundreds of people charged in the riot. Guy Reffitt, 49, is charged with bringing a gun onto Capitol grounds and interfering with police officers guarding the building. He also is charged with obstructing justice for the alleged threats against his children.
“What’s about to happen will shock the world,” Reffitt said in a text message to his son on Christmas Eve.Jackson Reffitt said he sent a tip about his father through the FBI’s website that day but didn’t get a response until Jan. 6. He said he didn’t know his father had gone to Washington until after the riot erupted.
Reffitt is charged with four other counts besides obstructing justice: obstruction of an official proceeding, being unlawfully present on Capitol grounds while armed with a firearm, transporting firearms during a civil disorder and interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder.Assistant U.S.
More than 750 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 220 riot defendants have pleaded guilty, more than 100 have been sentenced and at least 90 others have trial dates.On Jan. 6, Reffitt was armed with a holstered handgun, carrying zip-tie handcuffs and wearing body armor and a helmet adorned with a video camera when he and other rioters charged at police officers on the west side of the Capitol, according to prosecutors.
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