Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 43
- Location
- Cave City, Kentucky
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct at the Grounds and in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, and Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Robert Bauer traveled to Washington, D.C., from Kentucky with his wife, Jenna, to go to the Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump rally, according to court documents. They attended the rally with Bauer's cousin Edward Hemenway, who is also charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection. In his speech, Trump told the crowd: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol, and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women and we're probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them." According to Bauer's statement to the FBI, the crowd began moving to the Capitol, and Bauer, along with Hemenway and his wife, marched there, too. Bauer reiterated to the FBI that he marched to the Capitol "because President Trump said to do so." Bauer told the FBI that he entered the Capitol building with a crowd of others, while his wife stayed outside. He said he didn't think he had done anything wrong and had no intention of fighting anyone. After he entered the building, Bauer remembered meeting a police officer. According to Bauer in the court documents, the officer shook his hand and told him, "It's your house now." Bauer said he thought the officer was acting out of fear. Bauer explained to the FBI that "people in the crowd were angry about pedophiles, the news cycle, and losing their businesses during the lockdown."
Case History
Bauer pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, and Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 10/14/2021 to 45 days of incarceration; 60 hours of community service; special assessment of $10; and restitution in the amount of $500. Bauer 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.