Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 61
- Location
- Garland, Texas
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3 counts); 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Unlike many of the defendants charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, Robert Wayne Dennis was identified during the course of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack when police requested and obtained his ID, Social Security number, name and address, according to court records filed by federal prosecutors. Dennis allegedly assaulted multiple police officers outside the Capitol building and can be seen on police body-camera footage pushing at least one officer to the ground and punching the officer. That same afternoon, prosecutors say, a police officer spoke to Dennis and informed him that a warrant would later be issued for his arrest but that he would be released to seek medical treatment. Court documents show that the warrant was issued on Oct. 14, 2021, and Dennis was arrested on Oct. 20, 2021.
Case History
Dennis pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial completed on 1/13/2023. Found Guilty on six charges: 1-2, 4-5, 7, and 9; Not Guilty on two charges: 6 and 8; and count 3 was dismissed. Sentenced 4/13/2023 to 36 months incarceration; 24 months of Supervised Release; 60 hours of community service; $2,000 restitution; $360 special assessment. Dennis 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.