Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 24
- Location
- Woodland Park, Colorado
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (3 counts); Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts); Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Prosecutors allege that Robert Gieswein "appears to be affiliated with the radical militia group known as the Three Percenters" and also runs a paramilitary training group called the Woodland Wild Dogs. Court records also indicate he believes the "Rothschilds" have taken over the U.S. government, which is a common anti-Semitic trope, and said that political leaders need to be "imprisoned" for "destroying our country." On the day of the insurrection, Gieswein allegedly used a baseball bat and some sort of unidentified "irritant spray" to assault police officers protecting the Capitol. He encouraged rioters to break a window on the outside of the Capitol building, the government alleges, and then climbed through the broken window to join the storming of the Capitol.
Case History
Gieswein pleaded Guilty to two charges: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts). The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/23/2023 to 48 months incarceration; 3 years supervised release; $2,000 restitution; Special Assessment of $200. Gieswein received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
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Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.