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Martin Pengelly in Washington

January 6 rioter found guilty after judge calls defence argument ‘gobbledegook’

Rioters attack Capitol police on 6 January 2021 in Washington DC.
Prosecutors say Taylor James Johnatakis coordinated an assault on police lines. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

A January 6 rioter who represented himself using “sovereign citizen” arguments – which a judge called “bullshit” and “gobbledegook” – was found guilty on Tuesday.

Taylor James Johnatakis, 39 and from Kingston, Washington, will be sentenced later.

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