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Investigative reporter @WUSA9 covering the justice beat in the D.C. area with focus on the Capitol riot. Hot sauce enthusiast.

Jul 15, 2022, 6 tweets

BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its sentencing memo asking a judge to order Guy Reffitt — the first J6 defendant convicted at trial — to serve 15 years in prison. They argue his actions warrant a terrorism enhancement. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

The PSR estimated Guy Reffitt's sentencing guideline range at 9-11.25 years. That would already give him, by far, the longest sentence to date. But DOJ argues his sentence should be much higher. One reason: An illegal silencer found at his house.

Another reason? The DOJ says on at least two occasions, Guy Reffitt allegedly placed the barrel of his gun against his wife's head— and fired it near her head on one of those. Reffitt's wife has written a letter to the judge asking for leniency.

Here's the letter Jodi Reffitt, Guy Reffitt's wife, submitted to Judge Friedrich. In it she says the family "needs Guy home to fully heal."

Guy Reffitt's younger daughter Peyton, who was initially supposed to testify as a DOJ witness at his trial, also wrote a letter. In it, she called her father a "beam of light" for the family and talked about how his personality was perfectly suited for Trump to take advantage of.

FULL STORY: The DOJ says Guy Reffitt — the Texas Three Percenter who was the first J6 defendant to go to trial — should spend 15 years in prison. They argue his conduct warrants the first terrorism enhancement in a #CapitolRiot case. wusa9.com/article/news/n…

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