Tennessee mother, son who brought zip-ties into Senate gallery on Jan. 6 convicted

A mother and son from Tennessee were convicted for bringing plastic zip-tie handcuffs to the Senate chamber during the Jan. 6 Capitol protest that opposed Biden’s presidential victory.

Lamberth decided the case without a jury after a "stipulated bench trial," an unusual legal proceeding in which defendants do not admit guilt to charges but agree with prosecutors that certain facts are true. At least three dozen Capitol riot defendants have resolved their cases that way — which allows defendants to preserve their right to an appeal — rather than opting for a traditional trial or pleading guilty.

A jury trial for the pair had been scheduled to start last week.