Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 59
- Location
- Sewell, New Jersey
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Philip Young allegedly pushed a barricade into police officers protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The criminal complaint says he was identified from videos and photos, one of which showed him letting the air out of the tire of a U.S. government vehicle while wearing a distinctive American flag bandana over his head. Court documents indicate that the jacket he was wearing in that photo bore the unique logo associated with the Boilermakers Union Local 28, located in Eastampton, N.J. When FBI agents later interviewed witnesses who identified Young from the pictures, one witness confirmed that he is a retired member of that union. Footage from officers' body cameras also show Young involved in the violent struggle with police officers and the barricades at the Capitol.
Case History
Young pleaded Guilty to all charges. Sentenced 1/31/2023 to 8 months of incarceration; 3 years of supervised release; $295 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Young 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.