Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 37
- Location
- Ormond Beach, Florida
- Charges
- Seditious Conspiracy; Conspiracy to Obstruct Official Proceeding; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Conspiracy to Prevent an Officer from Discharging Any Duties; Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting; Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting (2 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (2 counts)
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Commutation
Case Summary
Joseph Randall Biggs is a member and an organizer of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, according to court documents. Biggs and other organizers encouraged members of their group to travel to Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 6, 2021, rally. On Dec. 29, 2020, Biggs posted a message on Parler, allegedly aimed at "antifa" according to the FBI: “We will be blending in as one of you. You won’t see us. You’ll even think we are you . . .We are going to smell like you, move like you, and look like you. The only thing we’ll do that’s us is think like us! Jan 6th is gonna be epic.” Biggs served as a staff sergeant in the Army Reserve from 2004 to 2007 and in the active Army from 2007 to 2012. He deployed to Iraq from November 2005 until October 2006 and to Afghanistan from December 2007 to February 2009, according to the Army. He was awarded multiple decorations for his service, including the Purple Heart, the Army confirmed.
Case History
Biggs pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury selection began on 12/19/2022. The jury found Biggs Guilty on six charges: Seditious Conspiracy; Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Conspiracy to Prevent an Officer from Discharging any Duties; Civil Disorder; Destruction of Government Property (fence). Not Guilty on one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. No verdict on two charges: Destruction of Gov’t Property (window); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. Sentenced on 8/31/2023 to 17 years incarceration; 36 months supervised release; $600 special assessment. A proclamation commutes the sentence to time served as of 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.