Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 35
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in any 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
Michael Joseph Rusyn turned himself in to the FBI on April 9, 2021, in Pennsylvania. The details of the allegations against him have not yet been released, but he is charged with four counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. According to local news reports, Rusyn is from Olyphant, Penn.
Case History
Rusyn pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 1/11/2022 to 24 months of Probation; 60 days location monitoring/home confinement; Special Assessment of $10; Restitution of $500; Fine of $2,000. Rusyn 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.