Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 52
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to court documents, Ray Cholod gathered with a mob on the Lower West Terrace and in an Archway and tunnel that leads into the Capitol Building. He is accused of entering the tunnel, where a line of officers were standing with riot shields to prevent the rioters from entering the building. Cholod allegedly pushed his arm and elbow into a police officer’s face and neck, then tried to wrest a riot shield from an officer. Later in the day, court documents say, he threw a baton or stick from the steps of the Lower West Terrace in the direction of officers at the entrance of the nearby tunnel. He was arrested in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 3, 2022.
Case History
Cholod pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentenced on 7/2/2024 to 40 Months of incarceration; 36 Months of supervised release; $100 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Cholod 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.