Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 28
- Location
- Perry, Ohio
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Ryan Swoope of Perry, Ohio, sprayed something orange at a Capitol police officer, prosecutors say. Court documents show Swoope wearing glasses, a gray hoodie with a white logo, and a red “Make America Great Again” beanie. Swoope first entered the Capitol through the Senate Wing doors, investigators say, alongside his roommates Jordan Siemers and Saul Llamas, and remained there for about seven minutes. Court document say Swoope chanted “whose house, our house” with other rioters inside the spouses' lounge. Later, prosecutors say, Swoope sprayed the orange substance at a police officer, causing that officer to cough and have watering eyes. Swoope’s relative said Swoope had been in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, investigators say, and a manager at Swoope’s job positively identified him in photos. Swoope was arrested in November of 2022.
Case History
Swoope pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 1/9/2024 to 51 Months of Incarceration; 24 Months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $100; Restitution of $2,000. Swoope 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.