Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 19
- Location
- Fort Mill, South Carolina
- 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 guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Elliot Bishai attends The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, and was identified by other cadets who reached out to the FBI as witnesses, according to court documents. Bishai is seen entering the U.S. Capitol with a fellow cadet through a broken window, then walking around the building, according to photos and video footage on Jan 6, 2021. According to local media reports, the parents of the two cadets told reporters “their sons intended no harm and were swept up in the hundreds who stormed inside the Capitol to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election.”
Case History
Bishai pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 7/29/2022 to 14 days of incarceration; 12 months of Supervised Release; $500 restitution; Special Assessment of $25. Bishai 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.