Ex-federal defense contractor is 1st Capitol riot defendant to be acquitted

A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted Matthew Martin, a New Mexico resident and former federal contractor facing misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. This is the first acquittal of a Capitol riot defendant. Martin testified during his bench trial that police officers let him enter the Capitol building during the riot, and he was unaware of everything going on around him. Prosecutors played footage in court shot by Martin at the Capitol, showing broken windows and th...