Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 37
- Location
- Lebanon, Maine
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Inflicting Bodily Injury on 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 not guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Kyle Fitzsimons was seen in surveillance footage pushing and grabbing officers who were holding a police line and trying to stop rioters from entering the Capitol building, according to court documents. After being struck in the head by a Metropolitan Police Department officers’ baton, Fitzsimons allegedly charged the line and swung at officers, according to images captured on an MPD body camera. The next day, Fitzsimons, an employee at the Hannaford Supermarket in York, Maine, called into a town meeting and said he was present at the rally and the riot in Washington, according to a tipster and a Youtube video of the meeting. He added that he believes Trump is a lion leading an army of lambs through “lawfare.” Fitzsimons also said he was at the Capitol for peace but was “sucked into” the crowd and pushed into the police line. He was treated at a hospital where he received six stitches after getting hit by a police baton, according to court papers. In an interview he gave to The Rochester Voice following the riot, Fitzsimons said, “The speeches from the morning were overtly preaching the election was not over, there was a path to victory through decertification, there was a plan to delay the certification by the House and Senate and then state legislatures would convene and (certify) the right result.” He added that as the rally ended, the crowd was asked by President Donald Trump to walk to the Capitol to “give our Republicans, the weak ones ... the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.” According to multiple news reports, Fitzsimons has a history of intimidating lawmakers and making racist speeches at public hearings. In 2018, at a state legislative hearing on a bill to fund a job-training and education center for immigrants, he spoke of "being replaced."
Case History
Fitzsimons pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. A bench trial was held from 8/16/2022-8/19/2022. A verdict hearing on 9/27/2022 found him guilty on all charges. Sentenced on 7/13/2023 to 87 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; Special assessment of $770; Restitution of $2,000. Fitzsimons 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.