'I didn’t know what I was doing. I just felt gross. I don’t think I can explain it. I just felt uncomfortable,” Jackson Reffitt told the court about his decision to tip off the FBI on Christmas Eve.
riot and then gathered evidence after the attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Thursday that he was "nervous and paranoid" about his dad's demeanor when he decided to contact federal authorities.
William Welch, Guy Reffitt’s court-appointed attorney, told jurors Wednesday that the government’s case was based on “bragging and a lot of hype” and that Reffitt’s standoff with police lasted only a few minutes and ended after he was hit with pepper spray. The government presented extensive evidence against Reffitt from before, during and after the attack, much of which was generated and recorded by Reffitt himself. It included video that Reffitt recorded Jan. 6 with a helmet-mounted camera.
Guy Reffitt is charged with unlawfully transporting a gun across state lines in support of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, along with other charges.
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