Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 38
- Location
- Plantation, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts); Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors allege that Barry Bennett Ramey can be seen on video spraying police officers protecting the U.S. Capitol with an "unkown orange substance that is consistent with pepper spray." Federal investigators say they obtained cellphone records that corroborate Ramey's presence in and around the Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Ramey is also tied to the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, according to court documents, and his name was listed on a "master list of Proud Boys members in Southern Florida," which was obtained "from multiple confidential human sources." In the course of the investigation, court records state, a person believed to be Ramey anonymously contacted an FBI agent by phone and asked if the agent still lived at his home address before hanging up. Later, that person allegedly texted the agent the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the agent's previous vehicle with the message "Check that VIN number." The FBI arrested Ramey on April 21, 2022.
Case History
Ramey pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial held from 2/21/2023-3/3/2023. Ramey was found Guilty on all charges except two parts: using a deadly and dangerous weapon...to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with an officer of the United States...while each was engaged in the performance of official duties; and using and carrying a deadly and dangerous weapon during and in relation to the offenses involving a restricted building or ground. Sentenced on 7/7/2023 to 60 months of incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $385 special assessment; restitution of $2,000. Ramey 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.