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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Judge issues first outright acquittal of Jan 6 riot defendant who claimed police waved him in

AP

A judge has issued the first acquittal of a defendant in the January 6 riot after a federal defence contractor claimed that police had waved him into the US Capitol.

New Mexico engineer Matthew Martin was found not guilty of four misdemeanor charges following a two-day bench trial before US District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, having rejected a jury trial.

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