WASHINGTON: Two former police officers from Rocky Mount, Virginia, have refused the offer of an initial request by the US Department of Justice to resolve charges from their role in invading the US Capitol on January 6, the Federal Prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracter, who at that time was also a company for national guards, both of which were assigned to block the official process, as well as lower accusations including non-orderly violence and behavior entries.
In the status hearing on Tuesday, the Federal Prosecutor Elizabeth Aloi said the two defendants had refused the initial offer to resolve this case, even though a lawyer for Fracker said his client would open to negotiate a separate agreement that was not related to Robertson’s behavior suspected.
Last month, US District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered Robertson to be detained in the trial of delays, after the prosecutor said the FBI had found that since his arrest, Robertson still bought firearms and ammunition online.
The FBI was looking for Robertson’s house on June 29 and found the M4 military attack rifle loaded and what appeared to be a partially donated pipe bomb.
Cooper, in his decision on July 28, said there was “the possibility of believing that Roberston committed a crime” with sending firearms during a pretrial release.
However, until now, the government has not filed additional demands against it.
Fracker, meanwhile, stay out of detention for his own personal recognition.
His lawyer, Bernard Crane, told the judge on Tuesday, his client “did not have the opportunity to consider or reject” appeal offer “because it was transferred to co-defendants and co-defendants did not have any interest.
Offer the application.” Aloi said his office was willing to continue negotiate separately on an agreement that was not “wired” for the two defendants.
More than 570 people have been charged with respect to riots in the Capitol.