Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 24
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Charges
- Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building .
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Open-source materials and social media show Angelo Pacheco wearing a “distinctive American flag trapper hat on top of a white baseball cap” as he stood on the U.S. Capitol grounds and scaffolding on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI statement of facts. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Pacheco entering the Capitol around 2:39 pm and, approximately six seconds later, leaving the building through the same door. He was interviewed by the FBI in 2022 and 2023 and was arrested on July 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
Case History
Pacheco pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Sentenced on 1/30/2024 to 24 months Probation with 30 days of Home Detention; $500 Restitution; $10 Special Assessment; 60 hours of community service. Pacheco 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.