Nicholas Patrick Hendrix

Case Summary

A tipster called the FBI after overhearing Nicholas Patrick Hendrix talking about being pepper-sprayed at the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents. In a later interview with agents from the bureau, Hendrix admitted that he entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and that he knew it was illegal to do so. Hendrix told agents that on Jan. 5, 2021, he drove from where he lives near Portland, Maine, to Boston and then took a bus from there to Washington, D.C. Wearing a sign around his neck that read "STOP THE COMMUNIST & TERRORIST REVOLUTION" and brandishing an American flag, Hendrix followed the crowd to the Capitol after the pro-Trump rally and said the crowd "pushed" its way in, court documents indicate. In his FBI interview, Hendrix said that there was "not too much resistance from law enforcement" and that he believed the U.S. Capitol Police "were quitting and allowing them to go inside." Hendrix is also allegedly seen in security footage from inside the building that day. According to sentencing memos filed in court, Hendrix served in the U.S. Army.

Case History

Hendrix pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 12/9/2022 to 30 days incarceration followed by a term of 3 years of Probation; a Special Assessment of $10; restitution of $500. Re-sentenced on 4/24/2024 to 42 Months of Probation with 18 Months credit for time served; Special Assessment of $10. Hendrix 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.