Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 39
- Location
- Winchester, Virginia
- Charges
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
In an interview with the FBI, Miles Adkins said that he had traveled to Washington, DC, a few times in late 2020, to act as an escort for persons associated with the Oath Keepers, according to a court document. Open-source videos from inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, show Adkins holding a large, canned beverage which he identifies in a Facebook post: “I drank fireball and a coors lite in the capitol.” When he left the Capitol building, Adkins can allegedly be heard yelling "Let's go get a beer, let’s go get a beer!" The Winchester Star newspaper identified Adkins as a publicly elected member of the Frederick County School Board in Virginia. According to a sentencing memo filed in court by the defendant, Adkins is a former U.S. Marine. Adkins was arrested on Feb. 27, 2024.
Case History
Adkins pleaded Guilty to both charges. Sentenced on 7/1/2024 to 24 Months of Probation; 12 days of intermittent confinement; Special Assessment of $20; Restitution of $500; Fine of $1,000. Adkins 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.