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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

Court upholds 10-year conviction of former NYC cop who claimed DC jury was too biased at Jan 6 trial

AP

A retired New York police officer has had his conviction for rioting on January 6 upheld by a federal appeals court in Washington DC after he claimed that the jury in his trial was biased against him.

Thomas Webster was found guilty on six charges by a jury in the district in May 2022. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for what prosecutors described as confronting and assaulting a Metropolitan police officer with a flagpole.

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