Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 38
- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
A witness turned Paul Hodgkins into the FBI after seeing a selfie of Hodgkins from the Senate floor, which he had posted on the social media site Parler. According to court documents, another video published by The New Yorker also shows Hodgkins holding a large Trump flag and standing alongside others as they shout and pray inside the Senate chamber. In security footage from the building, Hodgkins can also be seen on the Senate floor with protective goggles around his neck and putting on what appears to be white latex gloves, according to court documents. In an interview with the FBI, Hodgkins said he traveled to Washington alone on a bus from Florida.
Case History
Hodgkins pleaded Guilty to: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; the other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 7/19/2021 to eight months in prison and 24 months of supervised release; $100 special assessment; and $2,000 restitution. Hodgkins 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.