Capitol Riot

A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago, officials say.

Donald Trump is persisting in saying he won the 2020 election and he’s taking no responsibility for what unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

When asked about the Jan. 6 insurrection, former President Donald Trump put the blame on the then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Finding a viable trial defense hasn’t been easy for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Their arguments aren’t swaying jurors who are hearing testimony and viewing evidence. Of the nearly 100 riot defendants who have elected to a trial by jury, none has been fully acquitted. A retired New York police officer, Thomas Webster, was the first Capitol riot defendant...

A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol has received a reduced prison sentence of six years.

A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.

A Maryland police officer has been convicted of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden heard two days of trial testimony without a jury this week before he found Montgomery County Police Officer...

A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” has been sentenced to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case. Prosecutors had sought 10 months behind bars for Rebecca Lavrenz, 72, whose misdemeanor case has become a cause célèbre among conservatives.

David Dempsey assaulted officers on Jan. 6 and stood in front of a gallows, where he called for politicians to be hanged.

David Dempsey assaulted officers on Jan. 6 and stood in front of a gallows, where he called for politicians to be hanged. His is among the longest Capitol riot sentences yet.

“QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to oppose the election of President Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump.

A far-right extremist who already served time for his role in the racist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017 was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Friday for stealing a police shield and twice using it against officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Justice Department doesn’t want the Jan. 6 defendant known as “QAnon Shaman” to get back a helmet he wore and spear that he held when he stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021 — at least for now.

A Jan. 6 defendant dubbed “Conan O’Riot” for his resemblance to comedian Conan O’Brien was sentenced this week to 75 days in federal prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack.

Actor Jay Johnston, who also had a voice role on “Bob’s Burgers,” had been No. 247 on the FBI’s Capitol Violence list.

A school board member in Frederick County, Virginia, was sentenced to jail time Monday for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

A school board member in Frederick County, Virginia, was sentenced to jail time Monday for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Department of Justice is seeking a 45-day sentence for a school board member in Frederick County, Virginia, who was charged for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Department of Justice is seeking a 45-day sentence for a school board member in Frederick County, Virginia, who was charged for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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.