Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 60
- Location
- Hokes Bluff, Alabama
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
“I wondered when y’all were going to show up. Guess you’ve seen the videos on my Facebook page,” Russell Alford said when FBI agents went to his house to detain him, according to court documents. Alford, who owns an auto body shop in Hokes Bluff, Ala., uploaded multiple videos on social media of himself both at the “Stop the Steal” rally and inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the FBI, Alford entered the building through a broken door.
Case History
Alford pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. On 10/5/2022, Alford was found guilty on all charges by a jury. Sentenced on 2/2/2023 to 12 months of incarceration; 12 months of supervised release; Special assessment of $70; Restitution of $500. Alford 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.