Former Police Officer Sees Jan. 6 Sentence Reduced After Supreme Court Ruling

A former Virginia police officer who took part in the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, received a reduced sentence on Sept. 4. Thomas Robertson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington to six years in prison, down from seven years and three months. Robertson, who has been imprisoned for more than three years, was the first Capitol breach defendant to be resentenced after the U.S. Supreme Court in June said prosecutors were being too broad with their obstruction-of-an-official-proceeding charges related to Jan. 6. Justices said prosecutors would need to provide proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents....