Isaiah Giddings

Case Summary

Law enforcement allegedly identified Isaiah Giddings as a person who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot after searching the phone records of another person charged, Zachary Rehl, who is the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys, a far-right group. Giddings is charged with two other men, Brian Healion and Freedom Vy, who were allegedly part of a Telegram message group with Rehl and another person who was not in Washington, D.C., on the day of the insurrection. The group coordinated travel from Philadelphia to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, and Giddings, Healion and Vy stayed together at The Darcy hotel in D.C. on the night before the riot, according to court records. On the day of the riot, Giddings allegedly appeared in a photograph outside the U.S. Capitol with Rehl and others, all flashing the "OK" hand symbol, a gesture associated with the Proud Boys. The four men then allegedly entered the Capitol building, where the four of them appear in several photos and videos. In a reply to a text the next day asking how they were doing, Giddings allegedly wrote: “Yes we have everything and everyone all accounted for ... none of our Philly guys had any PB gear the entire event just plain trump supporters from beginning to end." According to news reports, the Proud Boys were directed not to wear their signature black and yellow on the day of the riot, aiming to blend in with other Trump supporters.

Case History

Giddings pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentencing set for 1/27/2025. 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.