Capitol Rioter Reportedly Threatened To Shoot Kids If They Told FBI About DC Trip
#Socialites, get into this! A Trump supporter who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol allegedly tried to prevent family members from snitching on his participation by threatening them!
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Guy Reffitt threatened to shoot his daughter and son if they told the authorities he traveled to Washington to storm the Capitol with other Trump supporters! TMZ reports that Reffitt allegedly gave them the warning while arguing with his kids over his role in the incident, according to testimony given by his wife to an FBI agent. “If you turn me in, you’re a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors get shot,” Reffitt allegedly said to his kids.
He was eventually tracked down by federal authorities after footage of him at the Capitol during the riot was played on YouTube and Fox News on the day of the siege, court papers states. To make matter’s worse, investigators found out he had previously posted a comment on a website for a militia extremist group known as the Texas Freedom Force, according to the FBI.
As the New York Post notes, when he has arrested him on Jan. 15, they reportedly found an AR-15 style rifle and a Smith & Wesson pistol. He’s now facing a charge for obstruction of justice charge for participating in the Capitol riot, which left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer.
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