Former Fall River grocer and Swansea resident Michael St. Pierre has been found guilty on four counts related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. 

 

St. Pierre waived his right to a jury trial and was tried in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Judge Jia M. Cobb. 

 

Cobb on Wednesday found St. Pierre guilty of civil disorder, destruction of government property, disorderly conduct in the Capitol building and committing an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or building. The civil disorder conviction is a felony. 

 

He was found not guilty of three other counts, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct and engaging in physical violence on a restricted building. 

 

St. Pierre was released on his own recognizance.

 

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