Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Seneca, Missouri
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Civil Disorder; 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On Jan. 6, 2021, Kyler Joseph Bard yelled at rioters with a megaphone, saying: “Move…We gotta push…Let’s go,” according to court records. Police footage also allegedly shows Bard assaulting a law enforcement officer by pushing them. Court documents indicate that Bard could also be heard saying: “You’re all a bunch of pieces of s***” before retreating back into the crowd. According to the FBI, Bard was interviewed by agents in his home in Missouri, where he admitted to having attended President’s Trump “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, but said he did not enter the Capitol and did nothing illegal. He was arrested in Joplin.
Case History
Bard pleaded Guilty to all charges. Sentenced on 11/15/2024 to 12 months and 1 day; supervised release of 24 months; special assessment of $285; restitution of $2,000. Bard 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.