Ex-Capitol cop who messaged 1/6 rioter guilty of obstructionWASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was convicted Friday of obstruction of justice for deleting Facebook messages he exchanged with a man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a second count of obstruction against Michael A. Riley, 51, that stemmed from Riley warning the rioter to remove part of a Facebook post showing the person inside the Capitol during the riot.Riley was arrested last year on accusations that he helped hide the rioter’s involvement in the attack that left many of his own colleagues brutally beaten by the pro-Trump mob.Former Wyoming man gets 30 days for role in Capitol breach'Fighting fit': Trial to show Oath Keepers' road to Jan. 6QAnon follower who chased officer convicted in Jan. 6 trialMichigan man gets 5 years in prison for role in Capitol riotRiley and the rioter exchanged numerous messages over several days after the Jan. 6 attack.“I never intended for any of this to happen.”Riley testified that he was upset about what happened on Jan. 6, noting that Capitol police had “a lot of officers who were hurt.” He insisted that messages were not an attempt to help the man avoid charges and that he deleted his messages with the rioter because he was mad, not because he was trying to cover his tracks, NBC reported."