A federal jury convicted a retired New York police officer, Thomas Webster, of assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Footage from D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone's body camera shows first-hand experience of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.WASHINGTON – A retired New York police officer was convicted Monday in a federal trial of assaulting a police officer inThomas Webster, 56, of Goshen, New York, is a Marine veteran and retired 20-year New York Police Department officer who served in then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s security detail. Webster was theWebster was charged with assaulting D.C.
A jury convicted Webster of all six charges against him, including assaulting a police officer and engaging in violence on restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta scheduled sentencing for Sept. 2. testified last week he thought Rathbun was a rogue cop“He’s gone rogue,” Webster testified about his thinking that day. “He’s acting in a manner unlike other police officers, and I’m concerned for my safety.
But Rathbun testified he didn’t punch or pick a fight with Webster. Rathbun testified he started choking when Webster grabbed his gas mask and the chin strap pressed against his throat.About 140 police officers were injured in the Capitol attack, when a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters ransacked the building and temporarily halted Congress counting Electoral College votes.
Jan. 6 who carried a large wooden stick and gas mask into the Capitol. He was convicted April 11 of six charges including felonies for obstructing Congress and interfering with law enforcement.
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