Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 63
- Location
- Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Court documents allege that Lowell Gates was outside the U.S. Capitol building on the West Plaza, where police body-worn footage appears to capture him throwing an object at officers and then assaulting them with a flagpole, lunging at them and hitting them at least three times. Gates was arrested on Aug. 7, 2023, in Harrisburg, Penn.
Case History
Gates pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 4/14/2025. On 1/27/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
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.