Son testifies against father charged with storming the Capitol on January 6
Guy Reffitt's son tipped off the FBI about his presence at the January 6 Capitol breach.
By Sophie Mann
Updated: March 4, 2022 - 7:46am
The teenage son of a Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 testified Thursday that he had secretly recorded his father describing his participation in the incident and given the file to the FBI after his father threatened him and his sister.
The son, Jackson Reffitt, testified in the trial of his father, Guy Reffitt. He is charged with bringing a gun onto Capitol grounds and interfering with the law enforcement officers guarding the building. He has additionally been charged with obstruction of justice for making threats against his children.
Reffitt was not one of the protesters who entered the Capitol building, he retreated after being pepper sprayed by an officer.
Reffitt's trial began Wednesday and prosecutors are expected to rest their case Monday. The judge and jury will also hear testimony from the youngest Reffitt daughter, Peyton, whom prosecutors expect will testify that she believes her father was attempting to intimidate her two older siblings.
Reffitt was arrested less than a week after the riot and has since been held in jail in Washington, D.C.
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