6 in other evidence previously filed in his case.Īppearing before US District Judge Thomas Hogan for what was supposed to be Reeder’s sentencing on Wednesday afternoon, Assistant US Attorney Josh Rothstein confirmed that the government had become aware of the new video footage earlier in the day and immediately notified the court and Reeder’s lawyer. Known as “Sedition Hunters,” the group initially tweeted an image of a man with his arm outstretched making contact with an officer the man was wearing a red hat and blue jacket that matched what Reeder was photographed wearing on Jan.
He’d been prepared to argue for no jail time, while the government wanted him behind bars for two months because it believed he’d failed to show remorse for his role in the riots.īut those plans swiftly fell apart midmorning Wednesday, when a collective of online sleuths who have spent months independently trying to identify people who participated in the riots posted previously unseen footage that they said showed Reeder attacking US Capitol Police officers. Reeder had pleaded guilty in June to a single misdemeanor count for parading, demonstrating, and picketing in the Capitol - a nonviolent offense and one of the lowest-level charges filed in connection with the Jan. WASHINGTON - A much-anticipated sentencing for Capitol riot defendant Robert Reeder was called off at the last moment Wednesday after new videos surfaced mere hours before that appeared to show Reeder attacking police on Jan.
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