ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – A former Rocky Mount police office arrested as part of the Jan 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has responded to the government’s latest allegations against him. The government filed a motion last week to have Thomas Robertson rearrested, claiming an FBI search of his home yielded firearms and explosives he had been forbidden to own.
Robertson’s attorney disputes the claim and says he gun found inside his home was his son’s, and the explosives were props used for teaching a law enforcement class. He says the prop explosive was in Robertson’s home during the initial search back in January.
In Robertson’s response, he also claimed that no destructive devices were found in his home when it was searched on June 29.
A judge hasn’t ruled on the motion.
Robertson is due back in court next month.