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A Judge Told An Alleged Capitol Hill Rioter Not to Buy More Guns. Guess What Happened Next.
townhall.com ^ | 7/14/2021 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 07/14/2021 10:22:26 AM PDT by rktman

Look, on a subject as serious as this, you probably should follow the conditions of your parole. Then again, I'm not a lawyer, this is America, and adults can make and face the consequences of their decisions. Take Thomas Robertson. He is one of the 500+ Americans who have been arrested and charged for their alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot on January 6. As a former police officer, the man owned firearms. He was told by the judge that he should refrain from buying more and turn over the ones he already possessed. Did he listen? No—he bought 34 more (via Insider): Thomas Robertson, ex-officer of the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia, is one of the 545 people that have been arrested and charged in connection to the January 6 insurrection so far. The Washington Post was first to report the latest court filing.

Robertson, who faces four federal charges, was released from jail in January. A judge agreed to release him pending trial, but one of the conditions was that he "refrain from possessing a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon," court documents said.

But just four days after Robertson's release, authorities discovered eight firearms, including a Hawken Rifle and Smith and Wesson, at his Virginia residence, according to a motion to revoke Robertson's release order.

The FBI also searched Robertson's home and "not only found evidence that Robertson had amassed an arsenal of 34 firearms through a local [Federal Firearms License] in Roanoke, but agents also found a loaded M4 rifle, ammunition, and a partially assembled pipe bomb in Robertson's home."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: banglist; capitol; jan6th; mattvespa; politicaljudiciary; virginia; yourchoice
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To: rktman

Punishment before conviction is the NWO way.


41 posted on 07/14/2021 1:41:21 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: rktman

“and a partially assembled pipe bomb”

That probably means he had a piece of pipe.


42 posted on 07/14/2021 1:41:55 PM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: rktman

Something don’t sound right here, that’s a lot of money to spend in a short. Of time. Dude his bank account suddenly get an influx of money or something? Cuz that’s an awful lot of money 34 weapons is about $20,000.


43 posted on 07/14/2021 1:42:53 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for )
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To: King_Corey

Stupid if true, and part pipe device... Wondering if this was something else and you’d have to prove that eventually on what it is and so forth.

You can’t trust the FBI.. Part of a Pipe bomb? Piece of Pipe and Some black powder not together mind you!!! The guy probably reloads his ammo!!


44 posted on 07/14/2021 2:35:46 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: RaceBannon

Biden bux?


45 posted on 07/14/2021 3:06:42 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: Scrambler Bob

If the fbi is now looking for plumbing parts, I’m gonna get the death penalty.


46 posted on 07/14/2021 4:18:19 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Keyhopper

If the fbi is now looking for plumbing parts, I’m gonna get the death penalty.
= = =

A new worry as I sit on the ‘throne’.

Gee, this thing is a partially assembled bomb.

Well, YES. That’s why I had to sit down on it NOW.


47 posted on 07/14/2021 4:32:39 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: rktman

We are watching criminal government in action.


48 posted on 07/14/2021 6:28:33 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: TexasGurl24

Anymore, I think that the powers that be are a bunch of clowns like those in a circus, with 20 of them getting out of a tiny car and running around like crazy people. Or maybe Keystone Cops is more apt. They ALWAYS seem like idiots in the news, pulling stunts like what you describe.


49 posted on 07/15/2021 5:37:09 AM PDT by NicoDon
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