Before lunch on Monday federal prosecutors rested their case against Guy Reffitt, the North Texas man who is the first person to be tried on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Guy Wesley Reffitt is not expected to testify at his trial on charges that he stormed the Capitol while armed with a holstered handgun and interfered with police. Before prosecutors rested their case, defense attorney William Welch said he doesn’t plan to call any defense witnesses.Reffitt was arrested less than a week after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. He also is charged with threatening his teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement after the attack.
Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, is a member of the “Texas Three Percenters” and bragged about his involvement in the riot to other members of the militia-style group, according to prosecutors. The Three Percenters militia movement refers to the myth that only 3% of American colonists fought against the British in the Revolutionary War.On Friday, jurors heard testimony from a self-described Texas Three Percenters member who drove from Texas to Washington, D.C., with Reffitt.
On Jan. 6, Reffitt had the holstered gun under his jacket, was carrying zip-tie handcuffs and was wearing body armor when he and other rioters advanced on police officers on the west side of the Capitol, according to prosecutors. Reffitt is not accused of entering the building. He retreated after an officer pepper-sprayed him in the face, prosecutors said.
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