Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 45
- Location
- Maryland
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; 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
Case Summary
Uliyahu Hayah stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal prosecutors allege, and soon after spoke about his experience inside the building to a reporter on camera. "We pushed all the way through," Hayah said on the video, according to court documents. "They couldn't stop us." In that video, he said he been "maced," but was wearing a gas mask at the time. Prosecutors allege that Hayah can be seen on police bodycam and surveillance footage pushing an officer inside the building during one confrontation. Court documents said that Hayah is on parole following a criminal conviction for assault in Maryland. Hayah's parole officer helped to identify him to federal investigators, court records said. Hayah was arrested on Aug. 26, 2021.
Case History
The Obstruction charge was dismissed by the court on 8/18/2022. Hayah pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. Sentencing set for 1/17/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
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.