Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 31
- Location
- Cleveland, Texas
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in any 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
“Non violent disobedience is how you take your lives back. You’re [sic] freedom isn’t being taken, it’s being given away," Darrell Alan Youngers reportedly wrote on Facebook above a picture of a toppled fence and sign that read “Area Closed.” "Open your business, go to work, live your life." The photo was posted minutes before Youngers entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court documents say. According to a sentencing memo filed in court, Youngers, who was wearing a jacket with the phrase “Semper Fi," served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Closed-circuit TV footage reportedly shows Youngers and George Amos Tenney III enter through the Senate Wing Door. Later, both men are seen having an altercation with a U.S. Capitol Police officer as the officer tries to prevent Tenney from opening a door and letting rioters outside the doors into the East Foyer, court documents indicate. Both men reportedly attended the "Save America" rally earlier that day.
Case History
Youngers pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 9/8/2022 to 36 months of probation, $1,000 fine, $500 restitution; $10 special assessment. Youngers 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.