Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 21
- Location
- Bonnieville, Kentucky
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts); Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; 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; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Isreal Easterday is listed as the registered agent for Misty Valley Commercial Roofing in Bonnieville, Ky., according to records from the Kentucky Secretary of State. Just before the U.S. Capitol’s East Rotunda door was breached by rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, Easterday approached police defending the door, put down his Confederate flag and sprayed an officer with a chemical irritant, according to an FBI statement of facts. Shortly afterward, the FBI claims surveillance footage shows Easterday passing through the door and pulling other rioters in after him. Surveillance footage shows he went upstairs and spent about 12 minutes inside before leaving the Capitol, according to the FBI. Easterday was arrested Dec. 8, 2022, in Miami.
Case History
Easterday pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 10/26/2023. Sentenced on 4/22/2024 to 30 months incarceration; 2 years Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $630; Restitution in the amount of $2,000; 500 hours of community service. Easterday 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.