Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Edgewater, Florida
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Wearing an American flag scarf, Joseph Vaglica walked around inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, for about 23 minutes, holding a selfie stick with a phone attached as he went, court documents say. He was positively identified by a witness and the FBI through photos and open-source media.
Case History
Vaglica pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 3/24/2025. On 1/23/2025, 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.