Trial date set for accused Arkansas insurrectionist

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - An Arkansas man accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol now has a trial date.

Richard Barnett, 61, of Gravette is set to go on trial Jan. 9 on multiple federal offenses.

According to our content partner, KNWA-TV in Fayetteville, a pretrial hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4 “with the court order noting that it could be held virtually at the parties’ request.”

Barnett has pleaded not guilty to the following charges:

Obstruction of an official proceeding
Aiding and abetting
Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon
Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous Weapon
Entering and remaining in certain rooms in the capitol building
Disorderly conduct in a capitol building
Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building
Theft of government property

Barnett was previously scheduled to go on trial on Sept. 6, but it was delayed to Dec. 12, as his attorney said he was recovering from COVID-19 and Lyme disease.