Hunter Seefried

Case Summary

The FBI was tipped off to Hunter Seefried by his coworker, who said Seefried bragged about being in the Capitol with his father on Jan. 6, 2021. Investigators reviewed a video on Twitter that shows Hunter Seefried punching out glass in a window in the Capitol complex after others in the crowd broke it with a wooden 2x4. Once Seefried allegedly cleared the window, the crowd, including the Seefrieds, climbed through and entered the Capitol building. Both father and son confirmed participating in the breach with federal investigators and both are facing federal charges. The older Seefried was captured in one of the more memorable photographs from that day, carrying the Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building.

Case History

Hunter Seefried was convicted in a Bench trial on 5 charges: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; 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, and acquitted on 3: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with Physical Violence Against Property; Destruction of Government Property; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Building. Sentenced on 10/24/2022 to 24 months incarceration; 12 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $170 special assessment. Seefried 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.