Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 28
- Location
- Gallatin, Tennessee
- 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
According to a criminal complaint, Eric Torrens was arrested after a tipster identified him from a photo that aired on a local news broadcast. In a video filmed by another individual charged in relation to the riot, Torrens can allegedly be seen outside an exterior door of the Capitol saying, “We’re going in," according to an FBI affidavit.
Case History
Torrens pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 10/29/2021 to 36 months probation with home detention condition (90 days location monitoring); $10.00 special assessment; and $500.00 restitution. Torrens 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.