Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 52
- Location
- Universal City, Texas
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Robbery and Aiding and Abetting (baton); Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder; 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
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Steven Cappuccio is charged with eight others over his alleged actions in the assault on officers in a U.S. Capitol tunnel at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. According to a reporter at HuffPost, Cappuccio was known by the Sedition Hunters, an online group that aims to help law enforcement identify the rioters, as #stripesguy. Among other charges stemming from the riot including assault, Cappuccio is facing robbery, over allegedly taking a baton from a police officer, according to a criminal indictment. According to the defendant's sentencing memo, he joined the Army in 2002 and was deployed three times, to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Case History
Cappuccio pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial held from 7/14/2023-7/20/2023 found him Guilty on seven counts and Not Guilty on two counts: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building. Sentenced on 11/3/2023 to 85 months incarceration; 24 months supervised release; Special Assessment of $610; Restitution of $2,000. Cappuccio 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.