Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 57
- Location
- Woodstock, Georgia
- Charges
- Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
Case Summary
Lisa Eisenhart is a nurse from Georgia who went to Washington, D.C., with her son, Eric Gavelek Munchel. Munchel is alleged to be one of the people photographed on a balcony inside the Senate chamber while wearing tactical gear and holding zip ties. Eisenhart was allegedly there too, wearing a bulletproof vest. According to federal court documents, Eisenhart rented a room for the two of them at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington on Jan. 4 and checked out three days later. Hotel video surveillance, the court documents say, establishes that she and her son left the hotel together a little over an hour before the pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol barricades. The hotel surveillance video shows her son, Munchel, in his tactical gear, according to the criminal complaint. Video from inside the Capitol allegedly shows Eisenhart and her son holding flex-cuffs, pursuing two Capitol Police officers and searching for members of Congress with the crowd, allegedly shouting, “Anybody home?” or “Treason!” She allegedly told her son as they were leaving the building, according to the criminal complaint, to get rid of the flex-cuffs, saying, “Don’t carry the zip ties. Just get 'em out … of our hands.” On Jan. 10, the London newspaper The Times published an article that quoted both Eisenhart and her son. She said the two had gone into the Capitol as “observers,” and the article quoted Eisenhart as saying that “this country was founded on revolution. I’d rather die a 57-year-old woman than live under oppression. I’d rather die and would rather fight.” The article is included in the criminal complaint against her. Eisenhart was arrested in Nashville, Tenn. She has been ordered detained and transported to D.C., according to the Justice Department.
Case History
Eisenhart pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a stipulated bench trial on 4/18/2023. Sentenced on 9/8/2023 to 30 months incarceration; 3 years supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $280 special assessment. On 11/20/2024, a federal appeals court vacated the felony charges. Resentencing hearing begun 1/16/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
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Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.