Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 43
- Location
- Michigan
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; 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 guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
A video submitted by a witness, and subsequent information obtained after a search warrant was issued to Facebook, show Daniel Herendeen inside the U.S. Capitol in an area known as the crypt, federal investigators allege. These investigators say that Herendeen deleted the video, captioned "front line," from his Facebook page. Before attending the "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, Herendeen told an associate that he planned to bring a knife, a canister of what he called "antifa spray" and body armor to the event.
Case History
Herendeen pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 4/1/2022 to 36 months of Probation with 14 days of intermittent confinement and 2 months home detention/location monitoring; a special assessment of $25 and restitution in the amount of $500. Herendeen 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.