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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Naughtie and Gustaf Kilander

Who is Guy Wesley Reffitt, the first Capitol rioter convicted at jury trial after threatening to kill family?

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The trial of a Texas man who threatened to kill his own family members if they turned him in for his part in the Capitol riot ended with a conviction on Tuesday.

Guy Wesley Reffitt, the first 6 January defendant to be tried by a jury, is one of hundreds of Trump supporters arrested after they were spotted on camera at the Capitol during the 2021 insurrection. As per an affidavit from an FBI special agent, 49-year-old Mr Reffitt was formally identified from video shot at the west front of the Capitol during the riot.

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