A former Virginia police officer, who participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, has had his prison sentence reduced to six years. Originally sentenced to seven years and three months, the former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson benefited from a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government's use of a federal obstruction law.
Prosecutors had initially sought to maintain the original sentence, but U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided to impose the shorter prison term after dismissing Robertson's conviction for obstructing the congressional certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
