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.
Jackson Reffitt initially contacted the FBI on Christmas Eve, less than two weeks before the Capitol riot, to report concerns about his father's behavior and increasingly worrisome rhetoric.
On his way home to Texas, Guy Reffitt sent his family a link to a video clip from the Fox News website that showed him at the Capitol during the riot.The younger of Guy Reffitt's two daughters, Peyton, also is listed as a government witness for her father's trial. Prosecutors say they expect her to testify that she believed her father was trying to intimidate her and her brother so they wouldn't contact authorities.
Reffitt's trial could be a bellwether. A conviction would give prosecutors more leverage to cut plea deals with others facing the most serious charges. An acquittal could embolden other riot defendants to seek more favorable plea terms or gamble on trials of their own.
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