Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- California
- Charges
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Federal investigators allege that David Gary entered the U.S. Capitol building at 2:48 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, pushing with fellow protesters through a line of police trying to block the Senate Wing Door. After they broke through the line, Gary began yelling and gesturing at the officers. He then wandered through the Crypt and several other locations inside the building, before exiting through a broken window near where he had entered. He spent around twenty-six minutes inside the building. He was arrested on Jan. 19, 2024, in El Cajon, Calif.
Case History
Gary pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentencing set for 1/23/2025. 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.