Daniel Warmus

Case Summary

Daniel Warmus was identified by a tipster who overheard him in a dentist's office talking about his experiences at the U.S. Capitol. The tipster heard him say he smoked a joint inside the U.S. Capitol and that a police officer told him to leave, but he refused. Warmus also played a video at the dentist that he had taken while he was inside the Capitol. The tipster said they heard it but didn't see it. Federal agents tracked down DMV and passport photos and compared them to footage given to them by a film crew in which Warmus says he runs an auto shop in Orchard Park, N.Y. In the video he's wearing a sweatshirt that reads "CNN is fake news," a hat that says Trump 2020 on it, and he holds a tree branch with a large flag on it that says: "F*** ANTIFA" in white letters. Security footage from inside the Capitol shows a person who looks like Warmus entering the building, going up the stairs to the second floor, taking photos and video, and briefly struggling with a police officer. Comparisons to Warmus' driver's license and passport photos convinced the FBI that the footage is of Warmus, and a search warrant served on Verizon, Warmus' cell service provider, shows that his telephone was near a site that provides coverage to an area that includes the inside of the Capitol. Warmus owns the Worm-A-Fix Automotive shop and was arrested on May 18, 2021.

Case History

Warmus pleaded Guilty to Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 9/27/2022 to 45 days of imprisonment; 24 months of probation; Restitution of $500; Special Assessment of $10; 60 hours community service. Warmus received a full pardon on January 20, 2025

Sources

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  NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR
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  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.