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NBC News reports:
An ex-NYPD officer convicted of attacking police at the Capitol on Jan. 6 says he in part blames his actions on “flashbacks” from his past years working as a cop in the Bronx.
Thomas Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after a jury didn’t buy his story that he was acting in self-defense and attempting to help an officer “see my hands” when he grabbed the officer’s face mask after he swung a flag at the officer and then charged through a police barricade and tackled the officer to the ground.
He is seen attacking the officer and pulling at his face mask. During his trial in May, Mr. Webster testified that he was merely trying to protect himself from a “rogue cop,” and his lawyer claims that he showed “restraint” that day.
That’s the longest Capitol riot sentence so far.
Feds sought 17 years
Webster sought time servedTEN YEARS in prison for the former NYPD officer
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 1, 2022
This is Thomas Webster.
He used to be a NYPD Officer.
On 1/6, he attacked a police officer.
His lawyer says he doesn’t deserve to be locked up with those who committed “inner-city crimes”. pic.twitter.com/A3hOhgVmX0
— Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ (@padresj) August 26, 2022
Justice Department requests longest sentence yet in Jan. 6 riot case. The Justice Department is seeking the longest sentence yet for a Jan. 6 defendant. Prosecutors say Thomas Webster brought weapons to the Capitol and violently assaulted a police… https://t.co/7vDIX1PbXP pic.twitter.com/M63Tk1Q5OK
— USAUnify (@usaunify) August 27, 2022
Imagine a Black man swinging a flag pole, bum rushing police, and violently tackling a cop, like ex #NYPD officer Thomas Webster did at the #CapitolRiots on Jan 6, living to talk about it and being called a ‘tourist’ or a ‘patriot.’
You know what they would’ve called him? DEAD. pic.twitter.com/ySh2mXxbJr
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) June 18, 2021
Judge Mehta to Thomas Webster: “The idea that you could sit on that witness stand, under oath, and tell those jurors that the reason you had your eyes on his face mask was to show him your hands, to show him you’re not going to hurt him.. is just not believable.” pic.twitter.com/F9G1Pbqb4E
— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) September 1, 2022
MAGA traitor Thomas Webster is now crying in court apologizing for disgracing himself and his family but does not apologize to the Capitol Police Officer he attacked and is present in the courtroom. #january6thcommittee #j6trials https://t.co/ceOTWQRNXE
— WAAR Room (@angryafroradio) September 1, 2022
Ofcr Rathbun was a victim that day. The other victim was democracy and that was not something that can be taken lightly, Mehta says. Regrettably, all of the good things you have done in your life… life is fragile. Decisions we make can cause us to lose that in a split second
— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) September 1, 2022