Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Traverse City, Michigan
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; 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; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; 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
Luke Lints’ mother told FBI agents she was hospitalized after a medical incident while walking to the Capitol and doesn’t know what her son did while she was gone, court documents show. Prosecutors say he was in a tunnel at the Capitol assaulting law enforcement. Court documents include photos of Lints allegedly “holding a police shield and pushing back against police officers.” The FBI referred to Lints, of Traverse City, Michigan, as #GreyBlackFlannel when trying to identify him online, court documents show. Prosecutors say Lints wore a shirt of that description, as well as a knit hat with the letters “PV” on it at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A confidential human source pointed the FBI toward online videos of Lints at the Capitol, as well as his social media. Court documents show investigators compared Lints’ driver’s license to photos from the Capitol to help confirm the identification. Lints was arrested in June of 2022.
Case History
Lints pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 5/26/2023 to 4 Months of Incarceration; 36 Months of Supervised Release; 4 Months of location monitoring; Special Assessment of $100; restitution of $2,000. Lints 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.