Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 47
- Location
- North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; 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; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Bernard Sirr engaged in an assault on law enforcement in a tunnel at the Capitol, prosecutors say. Court documents show screenshots from a YouTube video in which, investigators say, Sirr can be seen pushing against people assaulting police officers and pressing his hand against a police shield. Sirr left the tunnel, returned, and was then ejected with other rioters, according to the FBI. Prosecutors say they compared photos of Sirr from the Capitol, where he wore a baseball hat with a snake on it, a blue gaiter, glasses, and a coat, to his passport application and a picture from social media. Sirr was arrested in June of 2022. According to a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court, Sirr served in the United States Army from 1997 until 2001 and deployed to Bosnia for a peacekeeping mission.
Case History
Sirr pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 5/23/2023 to 2 Months of Incarceration; 12 Months of Supervised Release; 6 Months of location monitoring; Special Assessment of $100; restitution of $2,000. Sirr 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.