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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Texas Man Seen Carrying Zip Ties in Capitol Building on Jan. 6 Convicted of Felony, Misdemeanors at Trial https://t.co/qy2me3T0qS
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) November 16, 2022
Larry Rendall Brock, a charged U.S. Capitol rioter seen with flexi-cuffs, was ID-ed by ex-wife.
“I just know that when I saw this was happening I was afraid he would be there. […] It is such a good picture of him and I recognize his patch,” she told FBI, per court doc w/ pics pic.twitter.com/EkMXJag6Iv
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 11, 2021
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rendall Brock, Jr., a Texas-based Air Force Academy graduate pic.twitter.com/hXSsxU4adn
— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) January 9, 2021
One of the zip tie terrorists has been fired:
Texas-based Hillwood Airways confirmed to USA TODAY Saturday that retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock, Jr. had been terminated following a report in the New Yorker that identified him. pic.twitter.com/m6ZytovVTb— Donna McMahon ?☘️ (@Oooooo_Donna) January 10, 2021