Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 25
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Tipsters, U.S. Capitol Police video, and an HBO documentary assisted the FBI in tracing Adrian Schmidt inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court records. He allegedly was part of a mob that pushed against police officers' riot shields on the lower west terrace of the Capitol. According to court records, he went inside the building twice, once in the Rotunda area and after being escorted out by police, reentered.through the upper west Terrace door. He was arrested on July 28, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Case History
Schmidt pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. Sentenced on 11/5/2025 to 14 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution. Schmidt received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.