Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 22
- Location
- Cooksville, Maryland
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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; Stepping, Climbing, Removing, or Injuring Property on the Capitol Grounds
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Matthew Miller is accused of discharging a fire extinguisher on the steps leading to an entrance to the Capitol building. The FBI said he also used a section of the crowd control barriers as a ladder to scale the walls of the west side of the Capitol plaza and assisted other rioters with scaling Capitol walls. According to images the FBI collected, Miller was dressed in a black cowboy hat and a Washington Capitals red, white and blue jersey. He also allegedly had a Gadsden flag -- a symbol for the Tea Party, Second Amendment advocates and organizations opposing government overreach -- tied around his neck.
Case History
Miller pleaded Guilty to two charges: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; and Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon. The other charges are dismissed. On 5/23/22 Miller was sentenced to 33 months incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, $200 special assessment; 100 hours community service. Miller 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.