Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 70
- Location
- Pollock, Louisiana
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (2 counts); Theft of Government Property; 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; An Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Video footage from Jan. 6, 2021, allegedly shows Ronald Alfred Bryan ascending the northwest steps of the U.S. Capitol, moving toward a group of police officers defending a landing, and using a wooden pallet as protection from pepper spray. Later, federal court records indicate Bryan can also be seen taking a riot shield from law enforcement and charging towards them and assaulting an officer. Open source video allegedly depicts Bryan describing in his own words what happened: “We ganged up, on the left side of the steps where the white tarps were. I started cutting the tarps off … stormed up the steps … I stole a baton. I stole a shield. [I] knocked two of them to the ground, took six of them to get me off of them.” According to the FBI statement of facts, Bryan is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Case History
Bryan pleaded Guilty to two charges: Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. Sentencing set for 1/28/2025. On 1/22/2025, 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.