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Former cop who stormed Capitol guilty on all six counts in second Jan. 6 jury trial

Thomas Robertson, a former police officer in Rocky Mount, Virginia, was found guilty on all six charges on Monday.

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Thomas Robertson, a former police officer in Rocky Mount, Virginia, was found guilty on all six charges on Monday.

Highlights

  • Thomas Robertson was an officer in Rocky Mount, Virginia, when he entered the Capitol on Jan.
  • He faced six charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder and entering a restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon.
  • Robertson was the second defendant to take his case to a jury, after Guy Reffitt was convicted on all counts last month.
  • Nearly 800 people have been arrested in connection with the attack, and almost 250 have pleaded guilty, including a defendant who was acquitted on all charges last week in a separate bench trial.
  • Hundreds more suspects have been successfully identified by online sleuths but not yet arrested by the FBI.