Judge Hands Down Lengthiest Sentence Yet Over Jan. 6 Crimes

In this image from video, Guy Reffitt stands outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice via The Epoch Times

A man who carried a gun onto U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Aug. 1 to more than seven years in prison.

Guy Reffitt, 49, of Texas was sentenced to 87 months in prison, according to a summary of the hearing. The sentence is the longest handed down to a person charged with a crime linked to the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The previous record was 63 months.