Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 52
- Location
- Fort Pierce, Florida
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Anthony Mariotto, who goes by Tony, summed it up in a smiling Facebook photo taken from the balcony of the Senate gallery on Jan. 6, 2021. “I’m in,” it said. “And there are just a few This is our house.” The post was sent to authorities by a private citizen who said they had known Mariotto for about a year. According to court documents, the FBI found Mariotto in Georgia 10 days after the breach of the Capitol building and interviewed him over the phone. Mariotto said that he and his wife had listened to Donald Trump’s speech and then followed the crowd to the Capitol. Mariotto allegedly told the agent that he thought he “was being part of history” and walked through the Capitol chanting, “USA.” He conceded he knew he was not allowed to be there, the court documents said. Mariotto voluntarily met with an agent and gave him his phone, and the agent found the selfie that the private citizen had sent to authorities.
Case History
Mariotto pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 12/17/2021 to 3 years probation; $5,000 fine; $500 restitution; $10 special assessment; 250 hours community service. Mariotto 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.