Jury convicts Jan. 6 defendant who claimed he was reporting at Capitol

Jan. 6 defendant who claimed he was a journalist gets convicted

A North Carolina man who claimed he was on duty as an independent journalist while storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted of four misdemeanor counts including disorderly conduct in the Capitol, The Washington Post reported. Stephen Horn, now 25 years old, scaled a statue inside the Capitol building and stormed then-Speaker Nancy…

Jury convicts Jan. 6 defendant who claimed he was reporting at Capitol

Stephen Horn and his attorneys say Horn is an independent journalist who joined the rioters so he could accurately document what happened.

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'I did not enter the Capitol building as part of the protest,' the North Carolina journalist said.

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"My sole motivation in entering Capitol Grounds and the Capitol itself was to document, record, and publish the newsworthy events that were occurring."