Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 48
- Location
- Peyton, Colorado
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors allege that Thomas Patrick Hamner fought with police outside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Pictures cited in court documents allegedly depict Hamner wearing a sweater with the logo "Guns Don’t Kill People, Clintons Do" and a black helmet. Both open-source and police body camera video show Hamner pushing against the police line protecting the Capitol and pulling bike racks that police were using to hold back the rioters, according to charging documents. Hamner was arrested in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 9, 2021.
Case History
Hamner pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. Sentenced on 9/23/2022 to 30 months incarceration; three years of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; $100 special assessment; 200 hours of community service. A stipulated bench trial and sentencing hearing on Count 1 (Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon) was held on 2/1/2024. Found Guilty and sentenced to 30 months incarceration to be served concurrently to the original sentence, which means the time has already been served; 36 months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $100. The other charges are dismissed. Hamner 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.