“I didn’t know what he was going to do, so I just did anything possible just to be on the safe side,” he added. The elder Mr. Reffitt, who was arrested on Jan. 16, faces charges of obstruction of justice and of knowingly entering a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. He could not be reached on Sunday, and it was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer. Mr. Reffitt said he was unsure if his father knew yet that he had reported him to the federal authorities. “Every penny is another course in college or me saving it for years to come,” he wrote on the crowdfunding platform.

Source: New York Times January 24, 2021 23:26 UTC