WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial over charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection was found guilty, a crucial victory for the U.S. Justice Department as it continues to prosecute hundreds of other rioters.
Texas man Guy Reffitt, a member of the Three Percenters militia group who was turned in to law enforcement by his teenage son, was convicted Tuesday on all five counts brought against him in Washington following a six-day trial. The jury deliberated for less than four hours.
The case is a bellwether for how juries may weigh evidence in other cases that go to trial later this year, including two group trials of militia members accused of conspiracy and sedition — the most serious charges stemming from the insurrection.
