Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 37
- Location
- Holiday, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct on Capital Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to a court document, Ryan Yates was in the U.S. Capitol for over an hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at one point typing on his phone near a group of protestors as they tried to break into the House floor and later pushing against a police line with others trying to get into the Rotunda. Yates allegedly wore a camouflage baseball cap with orange lettering saying “Make America Great Again."
Case History
Yates pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/12/2024 to 6 Months of Incarceration; 24 Months of Supervised Release; 3 Months of Home Detention; Special Assessment of $100; Restitution of $2,000. Yates 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.