Man who propped feet on Pelosi desk guilty in Jan. 6 case

FILE – Richard Barnett, an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on a desk in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, arrives at federal court in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. A jury deliberated for approximately two hours before unanimously convicting Barnett on all eight counts in his indictment, including felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago. A jury on Monday unanimously convicted Richard “Bigo” Barnett on all eight counts in his indictment including felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. Barnett lounging at a desk in Pelosi’s office made him one of the most memorable figures from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the day when Congress convened a joint session to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Barnett told reporters that he intends to appeal his conviction, calling it an “injustice.”


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