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Jan. 6 rioter caught in a woman's Bumble dating app sting sentenced to prison
A Donald Trump supporter who assaulted law enforcement officers with bear spray and a metal whip — and who was arrested thanks to a woman’s sting operation on the dating app Bumble — was sentenced to just over six years in prison on Wednesday.
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FBI arrests ‘dreaded' Jan. 6 defendant they say rammed ‘Trump' sign into police line
A Jan. 6 participant whose dreaded blonde locks and face tattoos made him a memorable face in the pro-Trump mob has been arrested in South Dakota, the FBI said, accusing him of shoving an officer during the Capitol melee after “ramming” a giant metal-framed “TRUMP” sign into a line of police officers.
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Man insults judge who sentenced him to 12 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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‘Sedition Panda' convicted of assaulting officer on Jan. 6 after judge calls defense argument ‘absurd'
A Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “Sedition Panda” for the costume head he wore when he stormed the Capitol has been convicted on each of the eight charges he faced, including assaulting a police officer.
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FBI arrests man on Jan. 6 assault charges with help of online sleuths and matching moles
The FBI arrested an alleged Jan. 6 participant in Maryland on Wednesday and charged him with assaults on law enforcement after identifying him with the help of online sleuths and matching moles on his face to footage from the 2021 Capitol attack.
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Harry Dunn, former police officer who defended Capitol on Jan. 6, defeated in Maryland House primary
Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth won the Democratic primary for an open House seat Tuesday, NBC News projects, defeating a former police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and a slew of other candidates.
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California man who testified against Capitol riot companion is sentenced to home detention
A California man who organized a “group of fighters” to storm the U.S. Capitol — and later testified against one of his companions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack — was sentenced on Friday to six months of home detention.
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Man who bragged that he ‘fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
A Georgia business owner struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him into the mob of Donald Trump supporters on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.
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Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them.
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Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
A far-right extremist group leader was sentenced on Friday to more than five years in prison for repeatedly assaulting police officers with makeshift weapons during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago.
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Former ‘Real Housewives of NJ' star Siggy Flicker's stepson arrested on Jan. 6 charges
Tyler Campanella, the stepson of “Siggy” Flicker, was arrested more than three years after the reality star posted images that Campanella apparently shot inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Meet some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Donald Trump keeps calling ‘hostages'
Meet the Jan. 6 rioters Donald Trump calls ‘hostages.’ An NBC News review found that just 15 people charged in connection with the Capitol attack are being held pretrial at the order of federal judges.
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Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison
Taylor James Johnatakis, who represented himself with an attorney on standby, has repeatedly expressed rhetoric that appears to be inspired by the anti-government “sovereign citizen” movement
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Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol
A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police.
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Trump vows to ‘free' Jan. 6 defendants as one of his first acts if elected
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that one of his first acts as president if he wins in November would be to “free” those charged and convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump supporter charged with firing a gun during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A Donald Trump enthusiast who appeared to fire two gunshots at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was arrested by federal authorities on Friday.
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Jury convicts first rioter to enter Capitol building during Jan. 6 attack
The first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was convicted on Friday of charges that he interfered with police and obstructed Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
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Man who attacked police with hockey stick during Capitol riot gets over 3 years in prison
A former military officer who assaulted police officers with a hockey stick and a sharp metal pole while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison.
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Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police calls for ‘accountability' for 2020 election lies
A Minnesota man convicted of assaulting multiple officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol called for “accountability” for politicians who spread lies about the 2020 election during his sentencing hearing on Thursday.
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Philadelphia man charged with shoving officer in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Kenneth Giusini, 67, from Philadelphia was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to conduct during the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.