Texas Militia Member Serious Jan 6.

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Guy Reffitt, 49, was the first person charged with a crime on January 6 to go before a jury. He was found guilty in March...

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However, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich declined the Justice Department’s request to treat Reffitt’s crimes as...

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It was the first time that federal prosecutors tried to get a Jan. 6 defendant a harsher sentence by calling his actions...

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Friedrich, an appointee of President Donald Trump, said that applying the sentencing enhancement to Reffitt...

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“There are a lot of cases where defendants had weapons or did very violent attacks,” Friedrich said. He also pointed out...

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Friedrich finally decided that Reffitt’s case was more like the more serious ones from January 6 for which sentences...

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Friedrich made it clear, though, that she thought his plans were dangerous, and she thought it was “absurd” that he said they...

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