Feds request former Rocky Mount officer be sentenced to 8 years for Jan. 6 involvement
Samantha Smith, Digital Content Manager
Officer Jacob Fracker (left) and Officer Thomas Robertson (right) were fired from the Town of Rocky Mount Police Department on Tuesday, January 26. (WSLS)
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The federal government has requested that Thomas Robertson, a former Rocky Mount police officer, be sentenced to 8 years for his involvement in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6.
Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting
Civil disorder and aiding and abetting
Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting
Robertson is set to be sentenced on Aug. 11.
Below is a portion of the United States’ Sentencing Memorandum filed on Aug. 4:
The memorandum goes on to say that the federal government is asking that Robertson be sentenced to 96 months with three years of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution and the mandatory $100 special assessment for each count of conviction.
