Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 23
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; 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
Law enforcement identified Francis Connor in an Instagram photo posted by another person charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, Anton Lunyk. The photo allegedly shows Connor, Lunyk and a third man charged, Antonio Ferrigno Jr., standing inside the U.S. Capitol. The FBI was able to link both Connor and Ferrigno to the photo based on the email addresses used to log into Instagram, court documents indicate. Connor and Ferrigno also reportedly appear in a livestreamed video shot by the far-right media personality known as "Baked Alaska." In a group message on Instagram with Lunyk and Ferrigno, Connor also allegedly wrote, "I was in the Capitol building."
Case History
Connor pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 9/15/2022 to 12 months Probation with 3 of the twelve months to be served in Home Confinement; a Special Assessment of $10; Restitution of $500; a $371 Fine; 60 hours of community service. Connor 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.