Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 57
- Location
- Oakland, Maryland
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (2 counts); Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; 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; Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds or in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
Case Summary
Daniel Egtvedt engaged in multiple altercations with law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021, as officers attempted to restrain him from going farther into the Capitol building, according to court documents. Egtvedt was allegedly seen on various security cameras gripping, pushing and shoving police officers, as well as screaming “shoot me” at one of the officers. The FBI also obtained a video of Egtvedt in which he screams that he was tear-gassed in the altercations. “Everybody, if you’re seeing this, come down here now. We’re not backing away. This is our house,” he said. He also said that members of Congress should “grow a spine or f***ing resign!” The Daily Beast reported that Egtvedt has visited the White House twice and has posted on his social media accounts several old photographs in which he's posing with Lara Trump, then-Vice President Mike Pence and Rep. Dan Crenshaw.
Case History
Egtvedt pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial was held from 12/5/2022 -12/8/2022. He was found Guilty on charges 1-6 and 8; and Not Guilty on charges 7 and 9. Sentenced on 3/16/2023 to 42 months incarceration; 36 months supervised release; special assessment of $460 and $2,000 in restitution. On 9/9/2024, the USCA vacated the Obstruction conviction. On 1/22/2025, 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 - 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.