Fox News @ Night – Thursday, January 7
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A Texas man with ties to a far-right militia participated in the January 6 deadly siege of the United States Capitol and threatened to shoot his children if they turned him over to authorities, according to court documents.
Guy Reffitt, a Dallas suburb of Wylie, was arguing with his son and daughter about his trip to Washington DC when he made threatening comments, his wife told the FBI.
“If you turn me in, you are a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors are shot,” he reportedly said.
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Authorities said Guy Reffitt participated in the deadly attack on the United States Capitol. His family said he made threatening statements to prevent them from speaking to authorities, according to court documents.
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Reffitt is accused of obstruction and intentional entry or stay in a restricted building or land. Investigators tracked him down after he appeared in footage shown on Fox News and posted on YouTube, according to court documents.
He told the family that he traveled to Washington to “protect the country” and that he brought a gun with him, prosecutors said. Reffitt’s images seemed to show him wearing a helmet with a camera mounted on it.
Upon returning home, he reportedly told his son that he needed to “erase everything” because the FBI was watching him. He also said he would “do whatever it takes” if the family reported him to the authorities, the documents say.
At one point, while his daughter was talking on the phone with a friend, he would have told her that he would “stick a bullet” into the phone if she was recording it.
Authorities arrested Reffitt on Friday and found an AR-15 rifle and a Smith & Wesson pistol while executing a search warrant at his home, according to court documents. His wife told authorities that she believed her husband would not act on his words.
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Investigators said someone named “Guy Reffitt” provided his email and phone number on the website of Texas Freedom Force, an extremist group committed to protecting and preserving “Texan’s Rights,” according to its website.