Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 43
- Location
- Douglassville, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Theft of Government Property; 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 not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
On Jul. 5, 2021, Ian MacBride posted a picture on Instagram that showed an "Area Closed" sign hung up in his basement bar area -- a sign that, according to federal investigators, was taken from the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. Closed-circuit television from that day showed MacBride entering the Capitol building through the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:18 pm, just five minutes after that entrance had been breached by protesters. He spent the next twenty-one minutes following the crowd through several rooms and passageways, before exiting through the Memorial Door. The next day, he posted online "I don't regret my part in occupying the building." He was arrested on Jan. 11, 2024, in Pennsylvania.
Case History
MacBride pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 4/4/2025. 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.