Appeals Court Nixes Former Police Sergeant’s 7-Year Jan. 6 Prison Sentence

A federal appeals court has tossed out the more than seven-year prison sentence of a former Virginia police officer on six Jan. 6 criminal counts, instructing the U.S. District Court to issue a new sentence that aligns with a recent decision in another Jan. 6 case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the conviction of Thomas Robertson, 51, of Ferrum, Va., but vacated his 87-month prison sentence. Mr. Robertson was found guilty of five felonies and one misdemeanor charge by a jury in April 2022. The Court of Appeals sent Mr. Robertson’s case back to the court of U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper for resentencing, saying the August 2022 sentence ran afoul of the March 2024 Court of Appeals decision in the case United States v. Brock....