January 6

A North Carolina woman who brought her 14-year-old son into the U.S. Capitol during last year's riot was sentenced Friday to three months imprisonment. More

January 7, 2022

A New York man pleaded guilty Wednesday to storming the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys, a milestone in the Justice Department's prosecution of extremists who joined the Jan. 6 insurrection. Matthew Greene is the first Proud Boys member to publicly plead guilty to conspiring with other members to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. He will also cooperate with authorities under the terms of his plea agreement. More

December 22, 2021

An Iowa man charged earlier for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arraigned Tuesday on a new federal indictment that includes a felony count that could carry up to 20 years in prison. Leo Christopher Kelly, 36, of Cedar Rapids, who has been free on pretrial release, appeared via video for his arraignment. His attorney, Kira West, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. More

December 21, 2021

A man who joined a mob in one of the most violent attacks on police during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Monday to nearly four years in prison. Devlyn Thompson, 28, wrote an apology letter to the officer whom he assaulted during a melee in a tunnel where police battled with dozens of rioters for more than two hours. He also expressed remorse for his actions in a letter to U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who sentenced him to three years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. More

December 20, 2021

A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection. Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, wept as he told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that he recently watched a video of his actions that day and could not believe what he was seeing. More

December 17, 2021

Florida man arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection and attacking a police officer. Mason Joel Courson was arrested and charged with federal offenses including assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and inflicting bodily injury, civil disorder, and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. More

December 15, 2021

Federal judge refused to throw out key charge against 2 men accused of storming U.S. Capitol to obstruct Electoral College vote certification proceedings. More

December 13, 2021

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a North Carolina woman deserves a prison sentence for bringing her 14-year-old child into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. More

December 2, 2021

Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison. More

November 17, 2021

Bradley Rukstales - former chief executive of suburban Chicago tech company who lost his job after he threw a chair inside U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot - sentenced to 30 days in jail. More

November 12, 2021

Scott Fairlamb - New Jersey gym owner who punched police officer during Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol - sentenced to over 3 years in prison - likely benchmark for rioters from that day. More

November 10, 2021

House investigators subpoena 10 more officials who worked for Trump at end of presidency to find out what he was doing and saying as supporters stormed Capitol Jan. 6 to overturn defeat. More

November 9, 2021

Jennifer Leigh Ryan Texas real estate agent flaunted participation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot bragged she wasn't going to jail because she's white and blond with a good job sentenced to jail. More

November 4, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man is accused of being violent during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal officials said. The charges against Joshua John Portlock, 40, of Smyrna, include engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, according to […] More

November 4, 2021

An Alabama man accused of using pepper spray and throwing a metal rod at law enforcement protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection has been arrested in Alaska. More

October 19, 2021

Congressional committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied subpoena. More

October 14, 2021

Three more Minnesota men were arrested Monday for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. More

October 4, 2021

Texas man who stormed U.S. Capitol Jan 6. sentenced 45 days behind bars though prosecutors weren't seeking jail after judge blasted comparisons between riot and Black Lives Matter. More

October 4, 2021

Federal judge sentenced Jan. 6 rioter to probation suggested Justice Department too hard on those who broke into Capitol compared to arrested during protests following George Floyd murder. More

October 1, 2021

Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. amended criminal charges against Tennessee man and Nevada resident arrested in Las Vegas in January accused of violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. More

September 28, 2021

So far, only about 80 cases have been resolved by guilty pleas — largely by those who were charged only with misdemeanor offenses. More

September 28, 2021

Connecticut woman and adult daughter have been charged with trespassing and other crimes for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. More

September 15, 2021

House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection U.S. Capitol asks social media + telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records More

August 30, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officers attacked beaten Capitol riot filed lawsuit against former President Donald Trump + allies + far-right extremist groups violent mob Jan. 6 disrupt certification. More

August 26, 2021

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has asked a judge not to send him back to jail even though he was caught violating the terms of his pretrial release by accessing the internet. More

August 23, 2021

Owen Shroyer the host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. More

August 23, 2021

Arrested accused assaulting police officer mob stormed U.S. Capitol January 6. Logan Barnhart Lansing Michigan charged resisting with dangerous weapon civil disobedience disorderly conduct More

August 18, 2021

Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars. More

July 19, 2021

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alan William Byerly, 54, was armed with what appeared to be a stun gun when he charged at […] More

July 7, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Department leaders placed unusual restrictions on the National Guard for the day of the Capitol riot and delayed sending help for hours despite an urgent plea from police for reinforcement, according to testimony Wednesday that added to the finger-pointing about the government response. Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the […] More

March 3, 2021