According to court documents, a federal court in the District of Columbia found Thomas Robertson of Rocky Mount, Virginia, guilty of all six counts, including obstructing a formal U.S. congressional hearing. A judge will impose a sentence on Robertson at a subsequent hearing. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Robertson was a sergeant at the Rocky Mount Police Department during the Capitol Uprising. Robertson entered the Capitol with another former police officer, Jacob Fraker, who pleaded guilty to similar charges last month. Fracker testified on behalf of the prosecution in her case against Robertson, after reaching an agreement with the government last month. About 800 people have been charged with crimes related to the January 6 attack. Robertson was only the second defendant to gamble in a jury trial. Last year, a judge ordered Robertson remanded in custody pending trial, after prosecutors claimed Robertson was still buying firearms and ammunition online after his arrest. The first jury trial on January 6 also ended in victory for prosecutors. Last month, a different District Court in Columbia found Guy Reffitt of Texas guilty of all five felony counts, including placing a gun on the Capitol and obstructing a formal process. Last week, a federal judge handed down the first acquittal in a criminal trial following the Jan. 6 attack. Following a jury trial, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said prosecutors had failed to prove their case against a New Mexico man facing misdemeanor charges. McFadden accepted the allegations of the accused, Matthew Martin, that he did not know that he was breaking the law when he entered the Capitol complex. Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, fighting police and sending lawmakers to claim their lives after Trump in a fiery speech near the White House reiterated his false claims that his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud. Many courts, state election officials and members of the Trump administration itself have dismissed this claim as untrue. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Jan Wolfe. Additional references by Sarah N. Lynch. Edited by David Gregorio Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
