Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 35
- Location
- Pennsville, New Jersey
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; 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
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors say that Brian Glenn Bingham came to their attention after multiple people who served in the Army with Bingham reported him to law enforcement. On Jan. 6, 2021, charging documents state, Bingham was among the rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol and posted photos from inside the building to Facebook. At one point, he reached the door to the Speaker's Lobby, where a U.S. Capitol Police officer had earlier shot and killed rioter Ashli Babbitt, and Bingham began yelling at police nearby, according to court documents. Bingham also allegedly attacked a police officer inside the Capitol, who was trying to push him out of the building. Footage from surveillance cameras and police body cameras allegedly show Bingham appearing "to throw a punch or a shove at the officer with his right arm" and scratching the officer's eye before other officers pulled him away and Bingham eventually left the building. Prosecutors cite a Facebook message Bingham allegedly sent later that day: "I got to manhandl[e] 5 cops and live to tell."
Case History
Bingham pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 11/4/2024. Sentencing set for 2/7/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
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.