A Texas man with ties to an extreme right-wing group threatened to shoot his children if they told the FBI that he traveled to Washington to invade the Capitol with other supporters of President Trump, according to court documents.
Guy Reffitt threatened his daughter and son while arguing with them about his role in the siege of the Capitol, his wife told an FBI agent, according to court documents filed in Washington, DC.
“If you turn me in, you are a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors get shot,” Reffitt is said to have told his children.
Reffitt was tracked by federal authorities after footage of him on Capitol Hill during the rebellion was shown on YouTube and Fox News on the day of the siege, according to court documents.
Investigators found that he had previously posted a comment on the website of an extremist militia group known as Texas Freedom Force, according to the FBI.
When authorities arrested him on January 15, they found an AR-15 rifle and a Smith & Wesson pistol, according to court documents.
He faces an obstruction of justice charge for participating in the Capitol riot, which left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.
The information from Reffitt’s lawyer was not immediately available.