Arkansan Richard Barnett denied acquittal, new trial ahead of sentencing in Jan. 6 insurrection case

WASHINGTON (KNWA/KFTA) — A Gravette man involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was denied a motion for acquittal and a new trial in a last-minute decision ahead of his sentencing.

Richard "BigO" Barnett, 63, was convicted by a federal jury on January 23.

A new court filing shows that an attempt for an acquittal or an entirely new trial was denied by the court just a day prior to Barnett's scheduled sentencing, which is still set to occur today.

"After two weeks of trial, a jury convicted Mr. Barnett on eight counts related to his conduct that day. He now moves for a judgment of acquittal and, separately, for a new trial, raising a variety of challenges to each conviction," the court filing said.

Barnett's team claims that there ...