Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 25
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The FBI received a tip that Greg Rubenacker posted videos on Snapchat from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. "Holy s***! This is history! We took the Capitol!" Rubenacker allegedly said in one video. Federal prosecutors say Rubenacker appears to be smoking marijuana inside the Capitol rotunda in one video posted to Snapchat and states, "Smoke out the Capitol, baby." NBC New York reported that Rubenacker is a DJ based on Long Island. He was arrested on Feb. 9, 2021.
Case History
Rubenacker pleaded Guilty to all charges. He was sentenced on 5/26/22 to 41 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; restitution of $2000; and a special assessment of $415. Rubenacker 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.