Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 23
- Location
- Hopewell Junction, New York
- Charges
- Civil Disorder (3 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (2 counts); Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors allege that Gregory Purdy took part in the U.S. Capitol riot along with his father, Gregory Purdy-Schwartz, who does not appear to have been charged; a man identified as his brother, Matthew Purdy; and another a man identified as his uncle, Robert Turner. Gregory Purdy allegedly documented many of his actions that day on Instagram. Purdy allegedly recorded a video from the chaos outside the Capitol, in which he said, "Right now, we're on the top of the Capitol. Everybody stormed through. We're the second wave coming in." Gregory Purdy can allegedly be heard on police body camera footage telling officers, "Are you guys going to let us in, or are we gonna have to push in?" He later pushed through a police line outside the building before being restrained by officers, charging documents state. In another post, he allegedly stated, "Peep my war cry at the end as we push through this riot team." Purdy then breached the Capitol building and continued to record videos and post them to social media, court documents state. In one social media post, Purdy allegedly added a caption about how he "got out of it with NO CHARGES and nothing on my record" along with an emoji of applying nail polish. Purdy also allegedly recorded videos after the riot, in which he described how "I bumrushed" police officers and said, "It's our job to uphold the constitution and do a f***ing rebellion." Gregory Purdy surrendered to the FBI on Nov. 10, 2021.
Case History
Purdy pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury Trial on 6/11/2024. Obstruction conviction is dismissed on 1/14/2025. Sentencing set for 1/29/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
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.