“Zip Ties Rioter” Found Guilty Of Felony Obstruction

Law & Crime reports:

A Texas man whose ex-wife alerted federal authorities to his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after recognizing him in pictures of the insurrection has been convicted and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Larry Rendall Brock, 55, was charged with felony obstruction of an official proceeding and five misdemeanors related to trespassing and disorderly conduct. He was convicted Wednesday by Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Bates following a bench trial that started on Monday.

Prosecutors noted that Brock had shared social media posts ahead of Jan. 6 in which he appeared to anticipate violence in the nation’s capital. “I prefer insurrection at this point,” he wrote on Dec. 27, 2020.

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