Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Raytown, Missouri
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3 counts); Civil Disorder (4 counts); Destruction of Government Property; 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; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to federal court documents, Christopher Roe appeared at the U.S. Capitol with a pitchfork, standing a few feet back from a police line on the west front. He allegedly got into an altercation with police, pitchfork in hand, until being hit with a chemical irritant. About an hour later, Roe entered the Capitol, court records state. He allegedly continued to have multiple altercations with police while inside, at one point telling an officer “you are protecting traitors and treasonists. They committed treason. And you shot one of us. That’s bulls***. Put your baton down and f***ing join us.” He was arrested on July 18, 2023, in Raytown, Mo.
Case History
Roe pleaded Guilty to three charges of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 3/5/2024 to 70 months incarceration; 24 months of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; $300 special assessment. Roe 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.