Judge Acquits Jan. 6 Defendant on All Charges

Matthew Martin said police officers let him into the U.S. Capitol

Matthew Martin in a selfie photograph taken on Jan. 6, 2021. DOJ/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A federal contractor was acquitted by a judge on April 6 of four charges in relation to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Prosecutors failed to prove that Matthew Martin, who worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, committed crimes when entering the Capitol for about 10 minutes, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ruled.