Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 35
- Location
- Barnhart, Missouri
- 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
Eric Glen Harrower voluntarily called the FBI and was interviewed by them on Feb. 15, 2022, about his presence in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He admitted entering the building with Joshua Dressel: Dressel has been charged, pleaded guilty, and sentenced. Open source video shows Harrower and Dressel using an overturned bike rack to help other rioters get up to the banister on the northwest stairs and then moving with the crowd chanting, “Fight for Trump!” to the Senate Wing doors. The FBI showed Harrower four still prints made from surveillance footage inside the Capitol and he acknowledged they represented him. He was arrested on July 7, 2023, in St. Louis, Mo
Case History
Harrower pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 4/9/2024 to 12 months Probation; 10 days intermittent confinement; $10 Special Assessment; Restitution in the amount of $500; 50 hours of community service. Harrower 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.