Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 61
- Location
- Westminster, California
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
An FBI agent identified Kevin Galetto from hours of video obtained from surveillance footage, social media and officers' body-worn cameras. One of the most serious charges against Galetto involves a confrontation with a Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officer identified in court documents only by the initials "B.S." Galetto allegedly clashed with police officers while attempting to force his way into the U.S. Capitol building through the lower west terrace. The officer's body camera captured video of Galetto in a struggle in which the officer was knocked to the ground, according to court documents. A day later, the officer filed a report saying his helmet was ripped off his head and he was hit twice by an unknown object, suffering a head injury as a result. The court documents indicate that video footage of Galetto yelling, "More people!" is reason to believe he was trying to get more rioters to try to break through the police line. Galetto was also linked to the area of the insurrection by airline records, cellphone data, credit card records and Google data, according to court documents. All show that Galetto traveled to Washington from Los Angeles, stayed at a Washington hotel and was at the Capitol on and around Jan. 6, 2021.
Case History
Galetto pleaded Guilty to two charges: Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 9/5/2023 to 27 months incarceration; 24 months of supervised release; special assessment of $200; restitution of $2,000. Galetto 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.