r/CapitolConsequences • u/Jordan_WUSA9 Verified Journalist • Aug 11 '22
Ex-police officer who saw himself as pro-Trump 'counter insurgency' sentenced to 87 months in prison in Jan. 6 case Sentenced
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/ex-virginia-police-officer-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-in-capitol-riot-case-thomas-robertson-rocky-mount-trump-jacob-fracker/65-4325e02a-5e48-49a5-aad6-a39d3373a3121.2k
u/kamyu2 Aug 11 '22
Clarification on the title because I think it is important:
He wasn't some retired guy. He was an employed police officer during the insurrection. He only became an 'ex-officer' when he was arrested.
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u/jhnhines Aug 11 '22
I'm all for us using "Disgraced...." in titles when people of authority are fired for this shit. This man most definitely fits the definition of Disgraced Police Officer.
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u/halforc_proletariat Aug 12 '22
"Disgraced" is an improvement, for sure. I still think there could be more accurate language. Hard to disgrace a white supremacist institution with acts of sedition.
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u/halforc_proletariat Aug 12 '22
Loving the brain storming, I can see we're getting there. I just hit the same problem, y'know? How does one disgrace that which has never known grace?
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u/suriyuki Aug 12 '22
"Right wing traitor loses his government appointed symbol of oppression after being found guilty of assisting in the MAGA fueled attempt to over throw the United States government."
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u/BeachesBeTripin Aug 12 '22
Disgraced is kinda a rough sell bcs cops get away with murder, rape and sleeping with underaged civil (pedophilia) informants all the time so treason and racism is not shocking.
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u/dingoeslovebabies Aug 12 '22
Sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, I’m from the neighboring town and I can assure you, this guy’s actions haven’t disgraced him, they’ve likely lionized him. The town might even erect a memorial to this proud patriot
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u/ItsRedTomorrow Aug 12 '22
Friendly reminder to everyone that cops have never been a profession with grace.
They started as thugs protecting the worst people in the country, and then they just kept getting worse.
Sorry if you’re related to one liberals, it changes nothing.
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u/TheNotSoRealJohnDoe Aug 11 '22
Oh wow a cop who's a violent narcisistic white supremacist?
Stunned.
Never Saw This
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Aug 12 '22
Remember: this is one guy.
There are 1000's. I'm not someone that screams ACAB for any tiny infraction LE Agencies encounter, but there's a prolific problem that's been nurtured over the last 100 or so years in the United States LE.
The recruitment & hiring of Right voting personnel, coupled with the lack of accountability for any wrong doing they do.
This guy became an "ex-Officer" after he was arrested not because he's pro-MAGA, but because he was stupid enough to get caught.
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u/FlatMolasses4755 Aug 12 '22
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u/il_the_dinosaur Aug 12 '22
Isn't the joke that you don't really train your police officers so claiming it would be too expensive to train someone who will quit soon anyway can't be an argument.
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u/AndrewWaldron Aug 12 '22
The police department nearby in Louisville, Ky, the same department that killed Breonna Taylor, has been recruiting from the worst of other states because working for the LMPD has become such an incredibly terrible job locally.
They've got a nice, new, big budget to stop all the crime they've been ignoring and to combat that, they've taken to bringing in the bottom, worst performing officers from other forcers.
After shedding officers for years to the surrounding counties and communities, the LMPD, in the wake of both its sex scandel and the Breonna Taylor murder is having a hard time attracting applicants, let along hires.
Shocker.
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u/bipolar79 Aug 12 '22
Then you have the idiots that think LMPD has been defunded & that's why crime is so bad here.
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u/rddi0201018 Aug 12 '22
Is this nationwide? It seems there was a lot of rhetoric about defunding, but that never happened. And then they just refused to do their jobs. And then got an increased budget.
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u/Fungustoe1 Aug 12 '22
Sorry, all cops are pigs.
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u/BuddhaFacepalmed Aug 12 '22
Nah, pigs are awesome. Cops aren't.
They're bastards because good people in police departments don't stay cops or good people for very long.
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u/Quinnna Aug 12 '22
A liar too claimed to be an Army Ranger who recieved a purple heart. Neither if those things were true. Conservatives love liars.
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u/Earguy Aug 12 '22
So funny that these stolen Valor guys always claim incredible service. It's always special forces and purple hearts. Never regular ol'infantry or food service. Those positions are incredibly important and their service is every bit as meritorious as any elite fighter.
Meanwhile I served in the army reserves for several years. Did my drills and 2 weeks a year, and was ready to be called up any time, any reason. However I never got called up. I do not have a DD-214, and I am not considered a veteran.
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u/weegeeboltz Aug 12 '22
Similar or same with my Father. He served in the reserves for several years in the early 60's. Was honorably discharged. Subsequently, Vietnam was ramping up and he was eventually drafted. Due to his age, which was 25, coupled with prior service, he got an exemption (whatever the term would be).
All that said, he was always very adamant that he was not a veteran, because like you- he technically wasn't. He had guilt about not having to go. A friend of his from HS who was the same age and called up in the same draft lotto, but had no prior service at that point, had to go and didn't come back. Even though he didn't dodge the draft, and frankly earned that exemption with service to his country- It still bothered him. He never would even mention his time in the reserves, because people would assume he had been to Vietnam due to his age demographic.
When he died, he did qualify for some sort of Naval grave marker indicating his service, and the funeral director was baffled that I didn't want to file the paperwork for it. He simply would not have wanted it. The only thing he would have accepted as a memory of his service, is that he did like to watch the Army-Navy game every year, so I honor his service, simply, by rooting for the Navy.
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Aug 12 '22
You have to be a real special moron to lie about that kind of stuff. The govt. keeps records of those kinds of things.
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u/Woodworkingwino Aug 11 '22
Is this one of the good guys with guns that was probably happy when BLM protesters sustained life long injuries from cops that they were talking about?
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u/ManOfLaBook Aug 11 '22
served until his arrest
So... loss of pension and benefits.
If you didn't read the article, you should. It's crazy.
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u/imbillypardy Aug 11 '22
A tale as old as time, oedipus and the dad
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u/flarpflarpflarpflarp Aug 12 '22
What will Oedipus and The Dad get into on next week's episode?
Prison Wallets!3
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u/DadJokeBadJoke Aug 12 '22
He flew too close to the son...
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u/missread4ever Aug 11 '22
Not allowed to read it in the UK
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u/ManOfLaBook Aug 11 '22
CAPITOL RIOTS Ex-police officer who saw himself as pro-Trump 'counter insurgency' sentenced to 87 months in prison in Jan. 6 case
A judge said he believed Thomas Robertson would answer the "call to duty" if another event like Jan. 6 were to happen.
Author: Jordan Fischer Published: 4:30 PM EDT August 11, 2022 Updated: 4:31 PM EDT August 11, 2022
WASHINGTON — A former Virginia police officer convicted of six counts for his role in the Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison.
Thomas Robertson, who served until his arrest as an officer with the Rocky Mount Police Department, appeared before U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Thursday afternoon. In April, Robertson was the second Capitol riot defendant to go to trial, after Texas Three Percenter Guy Reffitt. A jury ultimately convicted him of all six counts against him:
- Obstruction of an official proceeding
- Civil disorder
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building with a dangerous weapon
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building
- Violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
- Tampering with a document or proceeding
At trial, prosecutors said Robertson, who also served in the U.S. Army and overseas as a contractor for the military, had worked himself up into a willingness to commit violence after former President Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election. In one Facebook post they showed jurors, Robertson wrote, “I’ve spent most of my adult life fighting a counter insurgency. I’m about to become part of one, and a very effective one.”
On Thursday, prosecutors also presented evidence Robertson had a pattern of lying about his military credentials, saying he’d falsely told the court and others he was an Army Ranger, despite never graduating from Ranger school, and that he’d falsely claimed he had received a Purple Heart. The Stolen Valor Act makes it a crime to fraudulently claim to receive certain military decorations, including the Purple Heart, for personal gain. Prosecutors told Cooper they couldn’t comment about whether the Justice Department was investigating Robertson for those claims.
It was Robertson’s post-arrest conduct, however, that drew the most concern from Cooper. At Thursday’s hearing, assistant U.S. attorney Liz Aloi highlighted messages Robertson sent to the former police chief of Boone’s Mill, Virginia, after FBI agents searched his property in March.
“I’m not planning on doing anything crazy, but I am done being civil about it,” Robertson wrote. “If they come here again, many will die. Possibly me, definitely many of them.”
Later in the same message, Robertson said, “I can kill every agent that they send for probably two weeks.”
Robertson was initially granted pretrial release, but Cooper ordered him back into custody last July when Robertson purchased more than 30 firearms while awaiting trial. Federal law makes it a crime to ship or transport firearms or ammunition while under indictment for a crime with a maximum sentence of more than 1 year in prison. Aloi said the matter was still under investigation by the DOJ.
Before handing down his sentence, Cooper told Robertson he didn’t believe he’d accepted responsibility for his actions. And, he said, he didn’t believe he’d sworn off violence.
“I read this stuff and it seems like you really think of partisan politics as war,” Cooper said. “I sincerely believe you would answer a call to duty if something like this were to happen again.”
Cooper ordered Robertson to serve 87 months in prison, tying him with Reffitt, who was sentenced last week, for the longest sentence handed down to date in a Capitol riot case. Robertson will also have to pay $2,000 in restitution for damage to the U.S. Capitol Building, which is the standard amount in Jan. 6 felony cases. He’ll receive credit for the approximately 12 months he’s served in pretrial detention since he was ordered back into custody last summer.
Robertson’s co-defendant Jacob Fracker, who testified against him at trial, was scheduled to be sentenced next week. Fracker pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.
Edit: formatting
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u/1202_ProgramAlarm Aug 12 '22
Who the fuck has money to buy 30 guns in a short period?! That shit is expensive
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u/Nervous_Constant_642 Aug 12 '22
Cops that get paid too much and take bribe/muscle money. Sometimes they'll moonlight in uniform at shows and clubs for cash, sometimes the city contracts them out. All of it is basically overtime pay on top of whatever overtime he was already doing (cops do a shit ton of overtime because it's good money and your pension is based on how much you made the year or two before you leave the force).
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u/1202_ProgramAlarm Aug 12 '22
And we can't forget seized evidence. "Yeah we found 45 I mean 20 thousand in cash inside the perps veehickle."
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Aug 12 '22
I have a good credit score and a few credit cards with no balance. I keep getting letters that each company has increased my line of credit. I could buy that and more - if I was willing to go into massive debt to do so. These folks aren’t known for thinking long-term. If he charged most of those weapons, he’s likely not going to be able to keep up on payments. He’s probably going to be financially fucked when this is all over. With a felony record and shit credit, he will get to experience what it’s like for the people he very likely treated very poorly for years. I’m sure he’ll see himself as a victim, though. All of these chumps seem to.
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u/chacamaschaca Aug 12 '22
This is the guy who, when caught purchasing the other firearms after his arrest, claimed he was a "collector" or some shit?
“If they come here again, many will die. Possibly me, definitely many of them.”
These fucks are liars. He would gladly kill his own fellow officers for the glory of a shit-weasel like Trump. I'm glad to see he's getting serious time, tho I think they should be judged as a capital offense.
Let him be free on a long enough timeline, and it would be.
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u/Q-burt Aug 12 '22
Is this Fracker guy also a former police officer? If he isn't, he's probably going to Gen Pop. Convicts also take a dim view on snitches. I think the hatred ranking goes
- Child molesters and rapists
- Snitches
- Law Enforcement
- Someone who disrespects them
So, long story short, a bunch of these guys are gonna have a hard time.
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u/PCP_Panda Aug 11 '22
87 months is serious time justice served
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u/ethylalcohoe Aug 11 '22
As a cop inside, that’s about 87 years. It will not be fun for him.
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u/cassettepet Aug 11 '22
Yeah, he’s going to be all alone inside. Not even the AB will want him.
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u/PhortKnight Aug 11 '22
Antonio Banderas?
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u/sik_dik Aug 11 '22
Areola Boy
He survived the electric chair twice, and so the 3rd time they incorporated nipple clamps. They finally gave up. Notorious in the penile system… I mean penal
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u/MachReverb Aug 11 '22
Antonio Brown, aka Mr. Big Coup
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Mr. Brigade Capitols
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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut Aug 12 '22
I love how this meme transcends subreddits. Thank you, Mr. Big Chest, for blessing us with your dumb fucking self-appointed nickname.
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u/shortarmed Aug 11 '22
What does AB mean in this context?
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u/TheNotSoRealJohnDoe Aug 11 '22
Aryan Brotherhood. Dont trip bro they got special places deep deep in pc for these piece of shit pigs.
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u/DaDevilsZirconPickle Aug 11 '22
Personal Computer?
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u/goldielooks Aug 12 '22
Protective custody
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u/DaDevilsZirconPickle Aug 12 '22
Thank you! I need to brush up on prison acronyms.
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u/TheNotSoRealJohnDoe Aug 12 '22 edited Aug 12 '22
Got you big dog.
Key phrases to sound like an active mainline validated G:
"It's all bad" - this is a small piece of zen.
"It's all fuckin bad" - monk level mindfulness
"Shoot it" - when you want someone to give you somethin
"Stresscasin it" - the feeling of existential dread which occurs when you and your old lady having it out over a $6.75 per minute phone call but then she ghosts and youre wondering where your moneys at and which one of your homeboys is hitting it.
"Program time" - time to put your shoes on , make your bed and get your money.
"Fire on him" - cheer your fellow man on to commit acts of brutal violence in a playful manner with this catchy one liner.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
Had to use my calculator. 87 / 12 = 7.25 years. I assume he’ll be released early though.
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u/Oldpenguinhunter Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 11 '22
87 mo minus the 12 he already served pre-trial (due to him buying a bunch [30!] of guns after criminal indictment, they jailed his ass- which is still under investigation by the DOJ- add a year if he's found guilty), so 65 mo (possible add a year for the firearms, if convicted). It's Federal, he'll probably serve around 90% of that, so like 58mo or more?
They guy also lied about his military service (Ranger) and has stolen valor (claimed he had a Purple Heart). What a piece of work...
Because of his actions, he'll never be allowed to own a gun again, employment will be neigh impossible, and he won't vote in 2022.
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They guy also lied about his military service (Ranger) and has stolen valor (claimed he had a Purple Heart). What a piece of work...
Trumpers really are the worst of us. Just irredeemable shitheads.
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u/avesthasnosleeves Aug 11 '22
What? No, there are “very fine people” on both sides!
/s, just in case
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs man who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
What a piece of work this guy is. Good riddance.
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u/TechSalesSoCal Aug 11 '22
Yeah that’s what I remembered. He continued to violate the rules of his release. What a f*cling loser. Hahahahahahahahahh.
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he'll never be allowed to own a gun again
bold to assume that'll stop him
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u/Oldpenguinhunter Aug 12 '22
Then he'll become another stat along with the pile of shit stats he already is.
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u/eganvay Aug 11 '22
will the military want to talk with him about his false claims, something like that may change someones discharge status?
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u/Q-burt Aug 11 '22
So, he really was in the military, just faked his rank and accomplishments?
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u/ConstantPi Aug 12 '22
Everything is exaggerated x100. He was kicked out of basic for "lack of motivation," was in the Virginia Nation Guard much later, and was injured as a contractor. Nobody will say how he was injured, so I can assume he threw out his back lifting a beer.
But says he was career military, tons of combat time, a sniper, a Ranger, and received a whole Purple Heart.
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u/Q-burt Aug 12 '22
Wow. Like Frank Burns putting himself in for the purple heart for getting a shell fragment near his eye during a mortar attack. He was peeling a hard boiled egg. What a douchecanoe.
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Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 12 '22
IIRC federal charges mandate a minimum of 85% time served before a convict can be released.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
Thank you. I love how there’s always someone smart on Reddit.
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Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 11 '22
I'm not smart. I just read a lot and remember details like that.
Turns out I wasn't right anyway. Maximum reduction for good behavior is 54 days per year, and you can be released a few days early if your actual release date falls on a Sunday or Holiday. It works our to be ~85%.
It's 18 USC § 3624 if you want to know more.
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u/Bill_in_PA Aug 11 '22
Thank you for the info. I’m sure this ex-police officer will be a model prisoner and will not have any altercations with his fellow non-ex-police officer inmates. Should go very smoothly for him. His incarceration is going to be a lovely “87 month tourist visit”.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
I think you’re super smart, especially if you remember details. I have to google every little thing. I appreciate the info.
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u/Bill_in_PA Aug 11 '22
Federal crime. I don’t think you’re going to get the sentence reduced. Can someone please confirm?
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u/BrewtalKittehh Aug 11 '22
He'll get credit for time served pre-trial. You can earn good time credit after your first year served in federal prison- up to 54 days per year sentenced, however there are several disqualifiers like violent crime. Hard to say if he'll be eligible for any.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
I hope that’s right. I don’t know enough about how prison sentences work. I know murderers and rapists can be released early for good behavior or overcrowding, but it’s probably different on a federal level.
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u/TangoZulu Aug 11 '22
He’ll receive credit for the approximately 12 months he’s served in pretrial detention since he was ordered back into custody last summer.
So 6.25 years. But he is still being investigated for purchasing 30 firearms while under indictment, as well as lying about his military record. If I had to guess, the feds will pursue both additional crimes due to his conduct and violent rhetoric post-Jan. 6.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
What a freak. Why would you need 30 firearms unless you’re planning a war? I hope they keep hitting him. He clearly is a danger.
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u/shalafi71 Aug 11 '22
That's not crazy for a gun enthusiast. Thing is, they were pretty much the same guns and he got them in a very short period. Yep, he was planning some shit.
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u/Q-burt Aug 12 '22
30 firearms is not only a lot of guns, but a hefty bankroll. I wonder if we find out later that it was actually a straw man purchase. Another federal offense.
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u/TheNotSoRealJohnDoe Aug 11 '22
Early release on fed time not run of the mill. State prisons usually do stuff like 70/30 , 1 for 1 or 35 percent time. Feds you gonna run that shit . Still lets be real. Fed time beats a county bullet
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u/poop_scallions We're just going to stay in power Aug 11 '22
You get 54 days off per year for good behavior - thats 391 days (if he can behave) for a 7.25 year sentence.
If he's already done a year, I think he could get out in just over 5 years.
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u/redhat6161 Aug 12 '22
Looks like he may still have to face off against the DOJ regarding his activities after his initial arrest. He’s got more time coming!
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u/CmdrYondu Aug 11 '22
Still has the Purple Heart charge and buying guns while under indictment charges coming.
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I hope they go for consecutive sentences, especially for the firearms law since he was literally arming up for a fight after his indictment.
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u/Q-burt Aug 12 '22
If he gets the same judge, I believe he would make the sentence consecutive. At least hope springs eternal.
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u/ohiotechie Aug 11 '22
I’ll bet this guy has spent the last couple decades pontificating about “can’t do the time don’t to the crime” to anyone who’d listen about every arrest he’s ever made 100% confident it would never apply to him.
Have fun in your new home pal.
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u/autopsis Aug 11 '22
“Robertson was initially granted pretrial release, but Cooper ordered him back into custody last July when Robertson purchased more than 30 firearms while awaiting trial. Federal law makes it a crime to ship or transport firearms or ammunition while under indictment for a crime with a maximum sentence of more than 1 year in prison. Aloi said the matter was still under investigation by the DOJ.”
Yikes! What a complete nutter.
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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Aug 12 '22
30 purchases = 30 falsified form 4473s = 30 federal charges = up to 30 years in prison just for some paperwork. That's a special kind of stupid.
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u/autopsis Aug 12 '22
Oh man, I would love that to happen to him. Over these past few years I’ve learned to lower my expectations, but schadenfreude is delicious. This guy is clearly a danger to society.
I love that the guy he was with on Jan 6th gave evidence against him.
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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Aug 12 '22
Thats the absolute max if charged individually for each possible count. I don't think they usually do that but they might decide to throw the book him. But something like 98% of federal charges brought result in a plea deal so.....
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u/White_T_Poison Aug 12 '22
I can just imagine that conversation...
"yeah so ... were you the one who granted him pretrial release?"
"um yeah.. so what? He's you know... white."
"yeaahhhh so about that - he's bought over 30 guns since you let him out."
". . . oh"
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u/Kyle2theSQL Aug 12 '22
I was about to comment something along the lines of "I hate these people but this is an excessive sentence," but that absolutely changed my mind.
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u/willynillywitty Aug 11 '22
Been waiting on this dipshit.
Congratulations
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u/Amazon-Prime-package Aug 12 '22
Is the face he's making in that photo from the insurrection or his reaction to the sentencing?
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Aug 11 '22
At times like this I must quote the book of Goodfellas, Act 3:
Bye bye, dickhead!
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u/fletcherkildren Aug 12 '22
I kinda like the cop sendoff in 'Romeo is Bleeding':
'You broke our hearts, you dumbest of fucks. And, we mean that sincerely.'
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u/BrewtalKittehh Aug 11 '22
Haha, get fucked, bad cop! May your nights be long and lonely.
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u/Crea8talife Aug 11 '22
Government says in its sentencing memo that Thomas Robertson has repeatedly mischaracterized his military service, claiming to be a U.S. Army Ranger despite never graduating Ranger school and falsely claiming to have been awarded a Purple Heart.
Sounds like a 'Patriot'
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u/Farrell-Mars Aug 11 '22
This lousy POS ought to have gotten 87 years but I’ll take it.
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u/Mirhanda Aug 11 '22
Right? These sentences are so disappointing for the crime they committed. They tried to OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT!!! People smoking joints have gotten more than 7 years ffs.
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u/tahlyn Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 12 '22
7 years, 3 months. That's getting to be more like what I expected for literal sedition.
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u/aeschenkarnos Aug 11 '22
Insurrection, not treason. Treason requires a foreign adversary (Russia being the obvious candidate) and the traitor has to knowingly be working on behalf of, for the benefit of, the adversary.
Really the only suspects for literal treason charges so far are the Trumps (including Jared), Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, and I’ll put $20 on Charlie Kirk being found to be knowingly funded by Russians.
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u/bob-leblaw Aug 11 '22
Rand Paul whistles past the graveyard.
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u/aeschenkarnos Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 11 '22
All those Republicans who visited Putin on July 4, 2018 could reasonably be suspected of treason.
But not some asshole Trumpanzee. They’re not in the loop, and they’re not getting paid, generally they’re paying.
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u/TrumpIsACuntBitch Aug 12 '22
My math gave me 7 years 3 months unless there was something in the article that specified 7 years 2 months. Full disclosure, I didn't read it and probably won't.
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u/jaguarthrone Aug 11 '22
Great news...This asshole deserves every minute he gets...I hope they go a little easy on his buddy who helped put this miscreant behind bars...
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u/Embarrassed-Cicada27 Aug 12 '22
I'm sorry but no, turning your buddy in to save your own ass does not deserve an easier sentence.
Terrorists don't deserve an easier time no matter who they turn on.
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u/GetTaylorSchwifty Aug 12 '22
It’s more important to incentivize these people to offer up information. Would you rather this guy serve 5 years instead of 3 years if it means a bigger fish gets away?
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u/BridgetheDivide Aug 11 '22
I mean, I know phrenology isn't real...but this dude looks like the orc who led the battle against Minas Tirith lol
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u/PurpleSailor AuntieFa Aug 11 '22
7 years and 3 months. Still not long enough for his traitorous ass.
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u/LegitSince8Bits Aug 11 '22
Yea but they're just getting to the more serious offenders. Feds don't play around. By the end of it I'd expect a select few violent zealots to do life.. all for Donald fucking Trump. Absolutely pathetic.
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u/ConstantPi Aug 12 '22
His wife is regularly posting in support of him until June 29. I guess it was shortly after that when the FBI starts asking her questions about his extramarital affair she presumably didn't yet know about. I am local and first became aware of Robertson's participation in the attempted instruction because his wife and in-laws were screaming about what a patriot he was on my friend's public Facebook post, so it looks like this has come full circle. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.
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u/DontWantToSeeYourCat Aug 11 '22
On Thursday, prosecutors also presented evidence Robertson had a pattern of lying about his military credentials, saying he’d falsely told the court and others he was an Army Ranger, despite never graduating from Ranger school, and that he’d falsely claimed he had received a Purple Heart. The Stolen Valor Act makes it a crime to fraudulently claim to receive certain military decorations, including the Purple Heart, for personal gain. Prosecutors told Cooper they couldn’t comment about whether the Justice Department was investigating Robertson for those claims.
And he bought 30 guns while on pretrial release which is also illegal due to the nature of his indictment. It's unlikely these will be the only charges he is ultimately convicted of.
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u/CQU617 Aug 12 '22
As a police officer he knows better and deserves the jail time.
So glad you threw away your life for a Lying Orange Con Man who did absolutely nothing for you. The Elites Of the GOP are laughing all the way to the bank on these guys.
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u/Arizona_Slim Aug 12 '22
This motherfucker was released pretrial went and bought 30 FUCKING GUNS! The background check system is A+ in this country.
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u/FlatBrokenDown Aug 11 '22
You could smoke weed or storm the capitol, the jail time is around the same depending on your skin color.
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u/TechSalesSoCal Aug 11 '22
CONGRATULATIONS! Here is an award for being a gullible loser who knowingly broke the law numerous times!
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Aug 11 '22 edited Nov 13 '22
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u/TechSalesSoCal Aug 12 '22
You make a good point. I think another way to look at it is that they choose to only consume narratives that do not make them uncomfortable. From time to time you must change your diet - of media in this case. Also, misery loves company and when you are pissed off it goes better with a “friend” and it’s always easier to blame others for challenges that you might face in life than to take some responsibility and try to make a positive change.
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u/SammyOlivaw Aug 11 '22
Robertson was initially granted pretrial release, but Cooper ordered him back into custody last July when Robertson purchased more than 30 firearms while awaiting trial. Federal law makes it a crime to ship or transport firearms or ammunition while under indictment for a crime with a maximum sentence of more than 1 year in prison. Aloi said the matter was still under investigation by the DOJ.
I mean it is hard to believe that he is not trying to stop a civil war or something
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u/PA_Archer Aug 12 '22
Domestic terrorist. I wonder if he still worships trump & believes the big lie?
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u/Black0utdrunk Aug 12 '22
That crowd was loaded with scumbag shit head bullies like this fuck and IMO they should all go away for more time than he got. Fuck this guy and fuck all the other jagoffs who tried to take away our democracy.
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Aug 12 '22
Is this the idiot who went out and bought a shitton of firearms while awaiting trial?
He's also a compulsive liar and probably a sociopath, and I would think there should be an internal investigation into his time on the police force.
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u/AggressivePayment0 Aug 12 '22
They are truly used and abused by the chaos sowers (trump and fox and friends), and they had been warned, the writing was on the wall too and they threw hate at it. They chose.
We all have to learn from our mistakes, do your time and then do better with your life ex-officer man, don't be used again. You were just a mark. The truth and laws need defending, you'll thrive there, honor there too, you'll be happier living in reality I promise. Use this time to learn better and grow. You're throwing years away to your mistake, don't throw your entire life away after. You were lied to, but you preferred lies despite warnings. Do better next time.
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u/bear_knuckle Aug 12 '22
What the fuck is wrong with these people? Facebook tirades all but ensure time spent behind bars, then go around and purchase 30 guns and ammunition after you’ve been indicted?
Lunatics
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u/ajrfuntimes Aug 12 '22
Hell yes 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽 lock him up without parole! This jackoff thinks he is a real patriot and has threatened to kill FBI agents doing their duty. The most dangerous type of white nationalist pro fascism idiot.
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u/buffyfan12 Light Bringer Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 11 '22
So Far:
1-Longest sentence.
2-Another addition to the list of Insurrectionists who have lied about their military service,