Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 67
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Civil Disorder
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, surveillance footage from the U.S. Capitol building show Kenneth Giusini entering the building via the north door around 3:10 pm on Jan. 6, 2021. He stood in the hallway allegedly filming officers for over one minute before officers him and other rioters back out of the north door. Outside the building, body-worn camera footage shows officers attempting to clear the rioters and Giusini is seen approaching the doorway and shoving an officer. Once removed, he returned and continued to use his shoulder to push against police before being removed again, court documents state. Giusini was arrested on Feb. 22, 2024, in Philadelphia, Penn.
Case History
Giusini pleaded Guilty to the charge. Sentencing reset for 2/7/2025. On 1/23/2025, the court ordered that the case is dismissed without prejudice.
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.