Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 28
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
- 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; Failure to Appear
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Antony Vo documented his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on Facebook and Instagram, according to court documents. Prosecutors say two witnesses shared images with the FBI they say came from Vo’s accounts. One photo, according to the FBI, shows Vo inside the Capitol Rotunda with a woman believed to be his mother. The witnesses both told the FBI Vo engages in conspiracy theories, prosecutors say. One witness said Vo subscribes to libertarian ideologies, court documents show, while the other called Vo “an avid supporter of former President [Donald] Trump.” A search warrant to Facebook yielded conversations Vo had on Facebook and Instagram, the FBI says. Prosecutors say he acknowledged his presence at the Capitol and sent photos as proof. He wrote, “President [Trump] asked me to be here tomorrow so I am with my mom LOL,” and, “My mom and I helped stop the vote count for a bit,” according to court documents. Prosecutors say Vo claimed the results of the 2020 presidential election were fraudulent and that police let rioters into the Capitol; he also reportedly said he and his mother “stormed” the Capitol. The FBI says it also served a search warrant to Verizon. The warrant led to records showing a device with Vo’s number that used a cell site serving an area that includes the inside of the Capitol, court documents say.
Case History
Vo pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 9/22/2023. Sentenced on 4/10/2024 to 9 months incarceration; 12 months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $70; $1000 Fine. Charged on 1/15/2025 with Failure to Appear after failing to surrender for service of his sentence. Vo 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.