Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Destruction of Government Property; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The FBI submitted a BOLO, or Be on the Lookout, alert for a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black face gaiter with a skull jawbone printed on it. According to the FBI, the man was later identified as Anthony Sargent and can be seen on open-source videos attempting to breach the north entrance of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. On a different video, Sargent can allegedly be seen pushing the crowd to breach the building. According to court documents, Sargent — who has tattoos on his knuckles and the back side of his right hand — can be seen repeatedly throwing an unknown object toward the inner doors of the entrance. Based on estimates provided by the office of the Architect of the Capitol, Sargent and others caused over $1,000 in damages to the north doors, court records indicate. After further investigation, the FBI allegedly identified Sargent as a member of the Proud Boys. Open-source searches also reportedly identified some of the Twitter accounts associated with him. Law enforcement was allegedly able to retrieve a now-disabled account that contains an image resembling Sargent and lists his username as Sarge Slaughter alongside the following description: “Ancient City Proud Boy Constitutionalist Unapologetic no mask.” According to court documents, his background picture on Twitter is a recruitment poster for the Proud Boys in the style of the Uncle Sam U.S. Army poster but with the slogan: “We Want You to Be A Proud Boy.”
Case History
Sargent pleaded Guilty to all charges. Sentenced on 12/15/2023 to 60 months of incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,980 in restitution; $220 special assessment. Sargent 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.