Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 28
- Location
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Disorderly Conduct at the Grounds and in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Noah Bacon was reported to the FBI after he allegedly appeared in a video published by The New Yorker. In the video, prosecutors say, Bacon can be seen opening a door to the balcony area of the U.S. Senate Chamber inside the Capitol for himself and others. Bacon allegedly spent about 10 minutes in the chamber, sitting in the back row in an "I ♥ Trump" t-shirt, fist-bumping others. Verizon phone records obtained by the FBI also place Bacon in the Capitol that day, as does security camera footage, court documents indicate. On Instagram the day before the riot, Bacon allegedly posted about his plans to go to "Trump's special Jan 6th event" and that "we are on the precipice of something beautiful."
Case History
Bacon pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 3/2/2023. Sentenced on 7/27/2023 to 12 months of incarceration; 24 months supervised release; $180 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Bacon 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.