Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 48
- Location
- Kosciusko, Mississippi
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; 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; Civil Disorder
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Walker is seen on Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage approaching a police line and bike rack barricades on the West Plaza of the U.S. Capitol. He is then allegedly seen locking his arm through a bike rack barricade and pulling it toward him as officers attempt to gain control of it. Police spray a chemical irritant at Walker - he retreats but eventually goes back to the bike rack and allegedly attempts to wrestle it from a police officer. He is sprayed with the chemical irritant again. Court documents say that Walker later entered the Capitol building via the Parliamentarian Door at approximately 2:54 p.m. He was arrested Mar. 25, 2024, in Jackson, Miss.
Case History
Walker pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. Sentencing set for 3/11/2025. On 1/23/2025, 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.