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POLITICS

A January 6 rioter’s own son’s testimony put him in prison

By Christopher Powell

September 30, 2022

Guy Reffitt, a Texas man accused of bringing a semiautomatic pistol to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, interfering with police, and telling his children that “traitors get shot” when they suggested they wanted to turn him into authorities, was found guilty on all charges on Tuesday, as the jury took less than four hours to deliberate. Guy Reffitt could spend as many as 60 years in prison if convicted. The younger Reffit ended his testimony by saying “I don’t regret it, but it’s a lot. I don’t have the words to really describe it. I think it’s the best-case scenario.”

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