Phillip Marion Crawford

Case Summary

On Jan. 6, 2021, Phillip Marion Crawford pushed through the crowd in front of the archway of the Capitol and began swinging his hands with closed fists at the line of police officers, according to federal prosecutors. Footage shows he attempted to pull an officer into the crowd. Later Crawford picked up a fallen gas mask and threw it, metal part first, into the line of policemen. In a different video he could be heard yelling: “Hey! We’re going to charge in that mother****er! Ok?! Are ya’ll pussies or what?! Look at them, 1, 2, 3, 4. You ain’t got s*** on us. We’re all of us, come on!”

Case History

Crawford pleaded Guilty to six charges: Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (4 counts); Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings. Bench Trial on remaining five charges held 6/18/2024. Found Guilty on lesser charge of counts 7-10: 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. The Court declared it will find Crawford guilty of the lesser charge of Count 6 at the sentencing hearing reset for 2/7/2025. On 1/23/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.

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.