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A member of the far-right Three Percenters militia was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building – the longest sentence yet for any of the insurrectionists.
Guy Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, was convicted by a jury in March of five felony charges, including bringing a gun onto the Capitol grounds and obstructing an official proceeding.
He had threatened to harm his own children if they ratted him out to the FBI.
‘He said, ‘If you turn me in, you’re a traitor,” his 19-year-old son, Jackson Reffitt told jurors. ”And traitors get shot.’
Federal guidelines recommend a prison sentence of 9 to 11.25 years for those crimes, prosecutors say.
Reffitt never entered the Capitol, but video evidence showed him egging on the crowd and leading other rioters up a set of stairs outside the building.
He was heard on his GoPo camera recording saying he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out by her feet ‘with her head hitting every step on the way down,’ according to a copy of the recording submitted at trial.
Speaking to reporters, Guy Reffitt’s wife Nicole calls his case “political” and says he acted like a “patriot” on Jan. 6. pic.twitter.com/pCd9Z6OSKf
— Rob Legare (@RobLegare) August 1, 2022
Moments after her husband, Guy Reffitt, was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for his actions at the US Capitol on January 6th, Nicole Reffitt shared a defiant message with the reporters outside. pic.twitter.com/mASqYc7Fie
— Don Kauffman (@kauffdc) August 1, 2022