Former New York police officer Thomas Webster was convicted on May 2 of six charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Jurors found Webster, 56, guilty of assaulting law enforcement officers, civil disorder, and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds, among other counts.
The most serious charges carry up to 20 years in prison.
Webster is the fourth Jan. 6 defendant to have his or her fate decided by a jury. All four have been convicted on all charges.
In contrast, the defendants who chose bench trials have secured partial or full acquittals.
“We’re disappointed but we recognized at the beginning that folks here in D.C. were quite traumatized by what transpired on Jan. 6 and I think we saw some of this expressed today,” a lawyer for the defendant told reporters outside federal court in Washington.
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