ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) A Texas man who is the first to stand trial in the prosecution of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was found guilty Tuesday on all charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, for his role in disrupting the certification of 2020 presidential election. Guy Reffitt was also found guilty of making threats to obstruct justice, transporting a firearm, and bringing that firearm to a restricted area he refused to leave. The jury returned the verdict after less than four hours of deliberation. Reffitt's case, which was a major test for the Justice Department in its sprawling effort to hold accountable those who participated in the riot, was bolstered by in-person testimony from multiple witnesses including Reffitt's own son, and photo and video evidence from the day that rioters attacked the Capitol. Reffitt is among the more than 750 people who have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, and the jury's verdict could
The jury reached its decision less than four hours after being sent the case, which was the first stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to go to trial.