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Feds: First Capitol rioter convicted at trial should get 15 years behind bars<!-- wp:html --><p><em></em></p> <p><em>Prosecutors cited this photo in their affidavit against Capitol riot suspect Guy Wesley Reffitt, seen here flushing his eyes out with water after he was hit with bear spray at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.</em></p> <p class="copyright">DOJ</p> <p></p> <p>Guy Reffitt, the first Capitol rioter convicted at trial on charges stemming from the January 6, 2021 insurrection, should receive a 15-year prison sentence for his "central role" in leading a pro-Trump mob that clashed with police protecting Congress, federal prosecutors said in a court <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226696/gov.uscourts.dcd.226696.158.0_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filing</a> Friday.</p> <p><em>This is a developing story.</em></p> <div class="read-original">Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guy-reffitt-first-capitol-rioter-guilty-trial-prison-sentence-2022-7">Business Insider</a></div><!-- /wp:html -->

Prosecutors cited this photo in their affidavit against Capitol riot suspect Guy Wesley Reffitt, seen here flushing his eyes out with water after he was hit with bear spray at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Guy Reffitt, the first Capitol rioter convicted at trial on charges stemming from the January 6, 2021 insurrection, should receive a 15-year prison sentence for his “central role” in leading a pro-Trump mob that clashed with police protecting Congress, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday.

This is a developing story.

Read the original article on Business Insider

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