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Man photographed with foot on Pelosi’s desk on Jan 6 found guilty

Richard Barnett was also accused of bringing a concealed stun gun with spikes to the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, when he entered the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [File: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]

Richard Barnett has been found guilty on all counts related to his participation in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, when he was photographed with his foot propped up on the desk of top Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

Jury deliberations on Monday lasted for just two hours before the guilty verdict was returned on all eight charges. They included the felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. Barnett, an Arkansas resident, is set to be sentenced in a Washington, DC courtroom on May 3.

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