Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 32
- Location
- Meadville, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Mikhail Slye used a bike rack "to intentionally trip an officer with the U.S. Capitol Police" during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say that Slye's actions caused the officer to fall down the stairs outside the U.S. Capitol. Court documents state that investigators viewed open source video from in and around the Capitol, as well as government surveillance footage to piece together Slye's movements. Prosecutors allege that Slye entered the Capitol building twice during the riot and spent more than 30 minutes inside. Slye was arrested on Sept. 30, 2022.
Case History
Slye pleaded Guilty to the charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. Sentenced on 6/15/2023 to 30 months incarceration; 18 months Supervised Release; Restitution of $2000; a $100 Special Assessment. Slye 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.