Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 56
- Location
- Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Charges
- 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; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The statement of facts from the FBI about what 56-year-old Anthony Alfred Griffith did on Jan. 6 runs 13 pages. It details how Griffith, an Oklahoma electrician, allegedly joined the crowd that stormed the Capitol building alongside his employee, Jerry Ryals. Griffith allegedly told the FBI in an interview that the doors to the U.S. Capitol were open by the time he got there — so he just walked in. Surveillance footage taken from inside the Capitol shows Griffith and Ryals both inside the building, and leaving together about an hour later.
Case History
Griffith pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. On 5/16/2023 he was found Guilty in a Bench trial on all four charges. Sentenced on 9/1/2023 to 6 Months incarceration; 12 Months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $70; restitution of $500. Griffith 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.