Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 29
- Location
- Woodbury, Tennessee
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Matthew Baggott was identified by the FBI through an investigation relating to another man charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, Stewart Parks. A witness who knows Parks was able to also identify Baggott in video surveillance footage taken inside the Capitol, court documents indicate. Additionally, Parks mentioned Baggott in Instagram messages about the day, which were recovered by the FBI. The pair flew together from Tennessee on Southwest Airlines and landed in Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021.
Case History
Baggott pleaded Guilty to one charge: Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 8/5/2022 to 3 months incarceration, one year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution; $25 special assessment. Baggott 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.