Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Lindenwold, New Jersey
- Charges
- 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 not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Donald Smith “says he was in Nancy Pelosi’s office and that it was the best day of his life,” alleged a co-worker of his at a New Jersey UPS facility. Court documents say that the witness told the FBI that Smith took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol and “gloated” as he showed pictures from the day. A criminal complaint states that a separate tip corroborated that Smith “was bragging about it at work.” Two other co-workers submitted photos of television news coverage appearing to show Smith inside the Capitol. T-Mobile records show Smith’s cellphone traveled on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, from the Philadelphia suburb of Lindenwold, N.J., to Washington, where it remained for over eight hours. The criminal complaint includes surveillance footage with time stamps that appear to show Smith remained in the Capitol for at least a half-hour, walking through various parts of the building. Court documents show he was arrested July 29, 2021, in Lindenwold, N.J.
Case History
Smith pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. The government moved to dismiss the charges against him and it was granted by the judge on 11/3/2022, no reason put on the record.
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.