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Juries aren't swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials

Finding a viable trial defense hasn’t been easy for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Court upholds 10-year conviction of former NYC cop who claimed DC jury was too biased at Jan 6 trial

Thomas Webster aruged the jury in his DC criminal trial was biased because of their political views and proximity to the event

The Independent UK

Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack

A federal appeals court has upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

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Missing Falkirk man last seen boarding train may have travelled to Edinburgh

Thomas Webster, 54, from Falkirk, has links to the capital so may have travelled there over the weekend.

Daily Record

EXPLAINER: Capitol riot investigation growing 2 years later

The largest investigation in the Justice Department’s history keeps growing two years after a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol

The Independent UK

Judge warns of ‘dark shadow of tyranny’ as Capitol rioter jailed for 90 months

Albuquerque Head, who pleaded guilty to assaulting officer Michael Fanone on January 6, sentenced to seven and a half years

The Guardian - US

Gene Collier: Did Trump's Youngstown show take Democracy to a new threat level?

Respected, decorated, widely influential generals in the Army of the Punditocracy have kicked open the fire doors on this topic, and the alarms are blaring.

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Capitol riots: Retired New York officer jailed for attacking Washington policeman

He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after striking an officer with a flagpole during the insurrection

Evening Standard

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in longest Jan. 6 sentence

A retired New York City cop and former Marine was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for assaulting police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the longest sentence for crimes connected to the riot.

Tribune News Service

Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet

Thomas Webster sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer during January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

Al Jazeera

Ex-NYPD cop gets 10-years for Jan. 6

Thomas Webster received the longest sentence yet on Thursday for his acts of violence during the Capitol siege

Salon

Ex-cop gets 10 years prison for joining January 6 Capitol assault

Washington (AFP) - A retired New York policeman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for joining the violent January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, the stiffest punishment yet for those who took part in the riot.

AFP

Donald Trump says he plans to pardon US Capitol attack participants if elected

‘I mean full pardons with an apology to many,’ says former president as January 6 rioter sentenced to 10 years for assault

The Guardian - US

Ex-NYPD officer receives longest Jan 6 sentence yet for attacking police with metal flagpole

Thomas Webster was sentenced to 10 years prison on Thursday

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Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack

A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters

The Independent UK

Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims

A growing number of Capitol riot defendants are pushing to get their trials moved out of Washington

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Hundreds charged with crimes in Capitol attack

More than 800 people across the U.S. have been charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

Salon

Ex-NYPD cop convicted for Jan. 6 assault

Thomas Webster claimed he was targeted by a "rogue" cop during the violent encounter

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Al Jazeera

US Capitol riot: Jury convicts NYPD veteran of assaulting officer

Verdict comes as House panel investigating January 6, 2021 riot requests cooperation of three Republican legislators.

Axios

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer at Jan. 6 riot

Thomas Webster, 56, tackled an officer and grabbed his face mask during the Jan. 6 riot.

The Independent UK

Jury to deliberate in ex-NYPD officer's Capitol riot trial

Jurors have returned to court to deliberate in the federal trial of a New York Police Department veteran charged with assaulting an officer who tried to protect the Capitol from an attacking insurrectionist mob last year

The Independent UK

Jurors weigh man's self-defense claim in Capitol riot trial

Federal prosecutors have urged a jury to reject a retired New York City police officer’s argument that he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at police officers and tackled one of them during the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK

Man on trial in Capitol riot case blames 'rogue cop'

A retired New York City police officer charged with assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot has testified that he was trying to defend himself after the officer punched him in the face

The Guardian - US

Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in US Capitol attack

Plea agreement filed in federal court calls for Louis Enrique Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors

The Independent UK

Officer describes fending off Capitol rioter at man's trial

One of the dozens of police officers injured during the U.S. Capitol riot has testified that he didn’t punch or instigate a fight with a man in the mob

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