Texas Militia Member Given Seven-Year Term in Longest Jan. 6 Sentence to Date
- Guy Reffitt was armed when he stormed Capitol but didn’t enter
- Reffitt’s lawyer noted judge rebuffed US request for 15 years
This artist sketch depicts Guy Reffitt, joined by his lawyer William Welch, right, in Federal Court, in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 28.
Photographer: Dana Verkourteren/AP Photo
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The first Capitol rioter to go on trial was ordered to spend more than seven years behind bars -- the longest sentence yet in a Jan. 6 case -- for obstructing Congress and threatening his two children to keep them quiet, among other crimes.
Guy Reffitt, a Texas member of the Three Percenters militia group, was sentenced to 87 months Monday by US District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington. Reffitt, 49, was convicted by a jury in March.