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The Washington Post reports:
A Virginia police officer who prosecutors say lied about his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, including his military service and his marriage, was sentenced Thursday to 87 months in prison.
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker were members of the police department in the small western Virginia town of Rocky Mount when they joined the mob that stormed the Capitol. Both have since been fired.
Robertson, 49, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year of six crimes, including using a large wooden stick to block police outside the Capitol and destroying his phone when he got home. Fracker, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, testified at the trial.
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Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker were members of the police department in the small western Virginia town of Rocky Mount when they joined the mob that stormed the Capitol.
Both have since been fired from the department. https://t.co/R2DRXGiNrp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 11, 2022
Just In: Insurrectionist Thomas Robertson has been sentenced to 87 months for his violent role in Jan 6. It’s equal to the sentence recently received by Guy Reffitt, so they’re now tied for the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date.
— Duty To Warn ? (@duty2warn) August 11, 2022
Thomas Robertson, Virginia cop who stormed the Capitol with a fellow officer, gets 87 months in prison — matching highest Jan. 6 sentence thus far. Judge says his post-arrest comments weighed heavily, including one about killing FBI agents. https://t.co/gQdBebmqae
— Rachel Weiner (@rachelweinerwp) August 11, 2022
FULL STORY: A judge today said he believed former Rocky Mount officer Thomas Robertson viewed partisan politics as war, and that if another Jan. 6-like event happened today, he would answer the “call to duty.” https://t.co/8UKqXDeTdp
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) August 11, 2022
Some background here:
“Ex-Cop Who Invaded U.S. Capitol Had a ‘Partially Assembled Pipe Bomb,’ Flouted Court Order by Buying Guns: Prosecutor”https://t.co/1EPhxm6M0T
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 22, 2021
Government says in its sentencing memo that Thomas Robertson has repeatedly mischaracterized his military service, claiming to be a U.S. Army Ranger despite never graduating Ranger school and falsely claiming to have been awarded a Purple Heart. pic.twitter.com/PRPcSNyTbo
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) August 11, 2022