Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 29
- Location
- Slatington, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; 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; Engaging in an Act of Physical Violence in the Grounds or Any of the Capitol Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On the day of the Capitol insurrection, Craig Bingert, wearing a camouflage jacket and a beanie with the word "America" scrawled across it, was depicted on video grabbing a metal barricade outside the Capitol and pushing it toward the police officers blocking the mob's way, according to court documents. After the police barrier was broken, Bingert was later shown on video waving an American flag as the crowd chanted "f*** the police," according to court documents. Bingert was a cadet with the Pennsylvania State Police Academy for four days in September 2015 and resigned on his own accord, according to the academy.
Case History
Bingert pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Bench trial on 5/23/2023. Sentenced on 9/26/2023 to 96 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; $2,000 fine; $385 special assessment. Bingert 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.