2022

August

Monday the 1st

• Texan (Guy Reffitt) who prosecutors say “lit the match” of Jan. 6 riot sentenced to more than 7 years in prison Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old Wylie resident, never entered the Capitol but helped ignite the crowd “into an unstoppable force,” a prosecutor at his trial said. His sentence is the longest given out so far from the Jan. 6 riot.
• Jan 6. rioter (Guy Reffitt) who carried gun to US Capitol and threatened Nancy Pelosi gets more than 7 years in prison A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to more than seven years in prison, the longest insurrection-related sentence to date.
• Guy Reffitt sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for his role on Jan. 6

March

Tuesday the 8th

• First Jan. 6 Defendant To Stand Trial Found Guilty On All Charges
• In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

Friday the 4th

• 'Purge all previous conversations': Prosecutors reveal MAGA rioter's (Guy Reffitt) panicked texts at trial Prosecutors on Friday revealed an incriminating text message sent by accused MAGA rioter Guy Reffitt, reports Politico's Kyle Cheney.The text message in question came just four days after the Capitol riot when Reffitt learned that law enforcement officials had brought in members of the Texas Three P...

Thursday the 3rd

• Trial of Insurrectionist Guy Reffitt Went from Bad to Worse: Bad for Reffitt but Good for Justice
• Son Testifies Against Father, Guy Reffitt, Charged With Storming U.S. Capitol The son of a Wylie man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol testified that he secretly recorded his father proudly describing his role in the riot and gave the audio file to an FBI agent.
• Teen Testifies He Tried to Appease Dad (Guy Reffitt) Before Capitol Riot by Hating on Mitch McConnell
• Jackson Reffitt testifies for hours about father's growing extremism, threats against his children Guy Reffitt watched on tearfully as his 19-year-old son told jurors he "constantly" had a gun on him and said Jan. 6 was just the "preface."

2021

January

Wednesday the 6th

• January 6th Washington D.C. Capitol Riot

  • LAW AND ORDER
  • VIOLENCE
  • RIGHT WING RALLY
  • PATRIOTISM
  • TRUMP COUP