Thomas Robertson sentenced: Former Virginia police officer gets more than 7 years in prison for role in January 6 Capitol attack

Former Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Robertson was one of the people to storm the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021.His sentencing matches that of the first Capitol rioter, Guy Reffitt, who was convicted and ordered to spend 87 months in jail.Mdmiller@mdm55@TheDemCoalition Not enough. Treason should be life sentence.3@TheDemCoalition Not enough. Treason should be life sentence.Washington, DC District Court Judge Christopher Cooper called Robertson's actions &quot;striking and concerning.&quot; The judge also noted that Robertson was not taking accountability for what he did on the day of the riot.Speaking at the trial, Cooper said:&quot;You think partisan politics is war. You continue to believe conspiracy theories. I sincerely believe you would respond to a call of duty if called to do something like this again.&quot;Another police officer, Jacob Fracker, also testified at Robertson's trial. Fracker had accompanied Robertson that day, following which both were fired. He said Robertson was not only his sergeant, but also his mentor.Spiro Agnew’s Ghost@SpiroAgnewGhostBREAKING: Violent January 6th defendant Thomas Robertson sentenced to *87 months* in Federal prison256343415BREAKING: Violent January 6th defendant Thomas Robertson sentenced to *87 months* in Federal prisonRobertson was a sergeant in the Rocky Mount police force in Virginia and became one of the hundreds of people to breach the US Capitol building.&quot;Will never surrender to be a political prisoner&quot;: Thomas Robertson's text message to a friendIn March, two months after the Capitol building riot, Robertson sent a text to his friend stating that he would never &quot;surrender to be a political prisoner.&quot;A month later, Robertson was convicted by a DC jury of all six counts. These included the felony of impeding law enforcement officers, obstructing an official proceeding, and tampering with evidence.Duty To Warn 🔉@duty2warnJust 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.114422037Just 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.Prosecutors argued that Thomas Robertson had made preparations for the attack. They further presented the jury with a post the former cop wrote before January 6, 2021. In the post, Thomas Robertson urged for an &quot;open and armed rebellion.&quot;Meanwhile, DC Metropolitan Police Officer Noah Duckett also testified at the trial. Duckett claimed that Thomas Robertson attacked him and another officer with a stick that day.Robertson arrived in Washington with Jacob Fracker, an off-duty police officer from Rocky Mount, and another man. While the third man wasn't charged, prosecutors urged Fracker's cooperation to get him six months probation instead of prison time.Old Man Lefty@OldManLefty1Thomas Robertson, the Virginia police officer who lied about his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, including his military service and his marriage, was sentenced to 87 months in prison..10132Thomas Robertson, the Virginia police officer who lied about his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, including his military service and his marriage, was sentenced to 87 months in prison..Prosecutors further stated that this would be &quot;with a condition of community confinement or home detention.&quot; He is scheduled to be sentenced on August 16.Thomas Robertson is one of several defendants who refused to enter into a plea agreement and would rather go to trial.Mike Sington@MikeSingtonFormer Virginia police officer Sgt. Thomas Robertson is sentenced to 7 years, 3 months in prison for attacking the US Capitol on Jan 6. He blames Facebook: “I sat around at night drinking too much and reacting to articles and sites given to me by Facebook algorithms.”552141Former Virginia police officer Sgt. Thomas Robertson is sentenced to 7 years, 3 months in prison for attacking the US Capitol on Jan 6. He blames Facebook: “I sat around at night drinking too much and reacting to articles and sites given to me by Facebook algorithms.”After the attack on the US Capitol building, around 850 people were charged with federal crimes. Reports stated that 350 of them have pleaded guilty and more than 230 have been sentenced.

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