Dominick Madden

Case Summary

Federal investigators say they learned about Dominick Madden's alleged involvement in the Capitol riot through an article in the New York Post that identified Madden as a New York City sanitation worker. Madden can allegedly be seen in surveillance footage from inside the Capitol during the riot. Prosecutors say they also obtained evidence that Madden traveled to the Washington, D.C., region from license plate readers. Madden, prosecutors allege, was wearing a "Q" sweatshirt on the day of the rioting, suggesting that he's an adherent of the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon. The New York Post reported that he also shouted, “When we go one, we go all!" — a QAnon slogan. According to court documents, Madden later told investigators with the New York City Department of Sanitation that he was "out on sick leave" on Jan. 6 and "admitted to being out of the house without authorization during this time frame." Madden was arrested on Jan. 21, 2021, in New York. New York's Daily News reported that Madden has since resigned from his job with the Sanitation Department.

Case History

Madden pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 1/11/2024 to 20 days incarceration; $10 special assessment; $500 restitution. Madden 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.