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-a39d3373a312
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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/lemonlock Aug 12 '22

I mean they have a text of him saying "I can kill every agent they send for two weeks" so they have evidence of intent if they bring it to trial

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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Aug 12 '22

I'm just talking about the gun purchases while awaiting trial bit. Just that part could get him 30 years.

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u/isthatmyusername Aug 12 '22

Virginia allows for face to face sales so he may have not filled out forms or gone through a FFL.

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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Aug 12 '22

Ah, I'm so used to how it works in my state I didnt realize this.

He is still inelegible to purchase while awaiting trial as I understand it, and it is still a crime. The 4473 just makes it a slam dunk.

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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.