Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; 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
- Case status
- Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
William Knight was arrested on 5/26/2024 in Rapid City, SD.
Case History
On 1/31/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. Also ordered the the bench warrant for the defendant's arrest is quashed
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.