Ex-Capitol cop who messaged 1/6 rioter guilty of obstruction

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Capitol Police officer has been convicted of obstruction of justice for deleting Facebook messages he exchanged with a man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict Friday on a second count of obstruction against Michael A. Riley that stemmed from Riley warning the rioter to remove part of a Facebook post showing the person inside the Capitol during the riot. Riley was arrested last year on charges that he helped hide the rioter’s involvement in the attack that left many of his own colleagues brutally beaten by the pro-Trump mob. He’s the only Capitol police officer charged with a crime involving the insurrection.