Over a year ago, two off-duty police officers from a small town in Virginia were charged with storming the U.S. Capitol together. A trial for one of them starts this week. The other could be a key prosecution witness.
The trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson will be the third among hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The first two trials both ended with convictions, although one of those defendants was acquitted of a disorderly conduct charge.
Jury selection for Robertson's trial is scheduled to start Monday in Washington, D.C. One of his former colleagues, Jacob Fracker, was scheduled to join him on trial. Instead, Fracker reached a plea deal and agreed to cooperate with federal authorities.
Fracker pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress that convened Jan. 6 to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
"Mickey Mouse and I grew up together." - Ruthie Tompson, Disney animation checker and scene planner and one of the first women to become a member of the International Photographers Union in 1952.
HAPPENING NOW: DC Police Officer Lt. William Hackerman — a member of the department's riot control team — is testifying in the jury trial of Jan. 6 defendant Thomas Robertson.
DC Police riot officer Noah Duckett testified at length about his experience responding to the siege. Bodycamera footage shown. DC officer Dan Hodges (who was trapped in doorway) was mentioned.. And photo from this angle was shown to jury to conclude testimony
HAPPENING NOW: Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Fracker — a former VA police officer who pleaded guilty for his role in the riot — is testifying against codefendant TJ Robertson.
"I’ve always been on the other side of things," Fracker says. "The good guys side, so to speak."
Morning from the D.C. federal courthouse, where the U.S. Marshals are scanning an evidence box containing the stick that former Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson brought into the Capitol on Jan. 6.
BREAKING: Former Rocky Mount, VA police officer Thomas Robertson GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack including obstruction of an official proceeding.
This is the second jury trial and second unanimous guilty verdict in the Jan 6 investigation.
Yes. He assaulted the Cathedral of Democracy, now bury him under the prison....
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
"Mickey Mouse and I grew up together." - Ruthie Tompson, Disney animation checker and scene planner and one of the first women to become a member of the International Photographers Union in 1952.
pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:10 am
How much time is Thomas Robertson likely to get?
US Justice Dept will seek 8 years in prison in Capitol riot case of former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson. Robertson packed a gas mask, food rations, large wooden stick. And feds say he posted selfie in Capitol captioned "I am f***ng PROUD of it."
Kendra wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:06 am
Sentencing day says Scott MacFarlane
I think this is the guy who stockpiled 35+ weapons after the coup attempt; it'll be interesting to see how much he gets and if that plays any role in it.
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now where did I hear this all over?
must now make Republicans down from a former guy all pedophiles 
