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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 11:38 PM Feb 2022

MAGA rioter accused of threatening kids says he's 'willing to die' in defiant pre-trial statement

By John Wright
Published February 25, 2022

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An alleged Capitol rioter who is set to be the first Jan. 6 defendant to stand trial beginning Monday issued a defiant jailhouse statement this week.

“The beginning of the 1/6 Political Prisoner trials,” Guy Reffitt of Texas said in the statement, which was posted on a Telegram channel dedicated to sharing messages from Jan. 6 defendants. “Orwellian thought crimes, Spies, and the Ministry of Truth.”

Reffitt, an oil worker and member of the Three Percenters militia group who was armed with a handgun on Jan. 6, is charged with five felonies in connection with the insurrection. He is also accused of threatening his children if they contacted the FBI, saying, "If you turn me in, you're a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors get shot."

https://www.rawstory.com/guy-reffitt-2656794537/

I guess this dude has no clue that you cannot threaten a witness......just throw away the key....I don't like traitors that try to over throw a government .......

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MAGA rioter accused of threatening kids says he's 'willing to die' in defiant pre-trial statement (Original Post) turbinetree Feb 2022 OP
Too bad he can't get life. Lunabell Feb 2022 #1
I can't even imagine what it was like to sit around the table eating food with this jerk.... turbinetree Feb 2022 #2
His poor kids. Lunabell Feb 2022 #4
Of course he threatened his kids. canuckledragger Feb 2022 #3
I'm glad he's going to trial instead of pleading guilty, despite the theoretical risk of acquittal. RockRaven Feb 2022 #5
This guy's kids are heroes! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #6
The prison baloney sandwiches will be an upgrade to his diet. Hassler Feb 2022 #7
Transporting firearm to further civil disorder; entering and remaining in restricted area with struggle4progress Feb 2022 #8
... orleans Feb 2022 #9
If that's him in the blue jacket gratuitous Feb 2022 #12
Guy says obstruction charge violates his constitutional rights struggle4progress Feb 2022 #10
Obstruction charge can stay struggle4progress Feb 2022 #11
Kids to testify he threatened them struggle4progress Feb 2022 #13

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
5. I'm glad he's going to trial instead of pleading guilty, despite the theoretical risk of acquittal.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 11:58 PM
Feb 2022

With the plea deals they almost always drop most of the charges in exchange for getting the certainty of one or two "guilty" verdicts, but the number of individual counts of which one is guilty matters a great deal when it comes to sentencing.

He's going away for a long-ass time if he gets convicted of all five felonies.

ShazzieB

(16,426 posts)
6. This guy's kids are heroes!
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:12 AM
Feb 2022
Reffitt was ultimately turned in by his 19-year-old son, Jackson, who has since become estranged from the family. Jackson and Reffitt's 17-year-old daughter, Peyton, reportedly are set to testify during his trial."


Good for them!

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
8. Transporting firearm to further civil disorder; entering and remaining in restricted area with
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:55 AM
Feb 2022

with firearm; aiding and abetting obstruction of official proceeding; obstructing officers during
civil disorder; and obstruction of justice through physical force or threat ...

None of those are capitol crimes

So what's he talking about? Did he murder or attempt to murder witnesses?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
12. If that's him in the blue jacket
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:06 AM
Feb 2022

I'd say that with this trial and these charges, old Guy has peaked.

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
10. Guy says obstruction charge violates his constitutional rights
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:03 AM
Feb 2022

MARISA SARNOFF
Dec 15th, 2021, 3:05 pm
... Reffitt .. argued that the Electoral College certification of the 2020 presidential election results was not an “official proceeding” for purposes of the statute, and that the word “corruptly” was unconstitutionally vague ...
https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/texas-man-who-stormed-capitol-argues-federal-obstruction-charge-violates-his-constitutional-rights/

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
11. Obstruction charge can stay
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:05 AM
Feb 2022

MARISA SARNOFFDec 29th, 2021, 4:11 pm

... U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied Guy Reffitt‘s motion to dismiss the charge of obstructing an official proceeding of Congress ...

https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/judge-rules-obstruction-charge-for-alleged-militia-member-accused-in-capitol-siege-can-stay-for-now/

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
13. Kids to testify he threatened them
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:07 AM
Feb 2022

Author: Jordan Fischer, Eric Flack, Stephanie Wilson
Published: 1:12 PM EST February 8, 2022
Updated: 3:07 PM EST February 8, 2022

WASHINGTON — Two children of a Texas Three Percenter charged in the Capitol riot will testify before a jury this month that he threatened their lives if they turned him in to the FBI, according to a witness list submitted this week by the Justice Department ...

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/what-to-know-as-the-first-capitol-riot-case-goes-to-trial-guy-reffitt-january-6-three-percenter-militia-trump-wylie-texas/65-8c255505-2e92-4ea1-bb98-05b05167caea

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