Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- New Brighton, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
"I was one of the first 15 people in the #Capitol. Wild stuff," reads a tweet that the FBI says was written by Mitchell Vukich. Seven online tips sent to federal law enforcement identified Vukich as someone who had bragged about being inside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection. A subsequent search warrant found that Vukich's cellphone was inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In addition, a person who looks like Vukich was identified on surveillance video inside the building. During an interview at the Las Vegas airport, Vukich told the FBI that he had been inside the Capitol and took congressional paperwork from the premises, according to court documents.
Case History
Vukich pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentenced 1/5/2022 to 30 days incarceration; Special Assessment of $10; Restitution of $500. Vukich 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.