Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 65
- Location
- Syracuse, New York
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to court documents, Albert Ciarpelli told federal agents that he learned of the Jan. 6, 2021, Trump rally from television ads. He told investigators he did not meet up with anyone in Washington, D.C., for the rally and did not socialize much with others who attended. Ciarpelli, who manages rental and income properties in New York, told federal agents he considered his time in the U.S. Capitol to be a “little adventure.” He said he took a picture of a painting of President Andrew Jackson, whom he said he admires and that he left the Capitol after about 15 minutes “when he got the feeling that he should not be there and decided to leave.” Thinking back on what occurred that day, Ciarpelli said, according to court records, that he was out of his mind and had never done anything like that before. According to a sentencing memo filed by the defendant in court, Ciarpelli served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Case History
Ciarpelli pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentenced on 5/6/2024 to 90 days incarceration; 12 months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $25; restitution of $500. Ciarpelli 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.