Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 37
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Ronald Andrulonis didn’t report to his job at Amtrak on Jan. 6, 2021, as scheduled, according to a co-worker who shared his timesheet with the FBI. Instead, he caught a train from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally, according to Amtrak surveillance footage and open-source videos obtained by the FBI. Surveillance cameras at the U.S. Capitol show Andrulonis entered the building at about 2:24 p.m., and he was eventually photographed inside a senator’s office, according to the court documents. After Andrulonis posted a selfie to Instagram with Capitol Police in the background and “circulated” the post to his Amtrak coworkers, tipsters forwarded it to the FBI, according to court documents. Andrulonis is an Army veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2007 as a petroleum supply specialist, according to U.S. Army Spokeswoman Heather J. Hagan.
Case History
Andrulonis pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 12/15/2023 to 36 Months Probation; Restitution Of $500; Special Assessment Of $25; 14 days intermittent confinement; 60 days location monitoring. Andrulonis 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.