NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – As leaders in Washington, D.C. prepare to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, federal judges continue to hear cases stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. The largest prosecution in Justice Department history has yielded more than 1,500 cases and hundreds of convictions for people who participated in the insurrection.
The upcoming inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump puts the future of the sentences and cases still to be tried into question. He made several promises on the campaign trail to issue some pardons for participants he believed were treated too harshly. He has yet to explain which rioters may be granted clemency.
Justice Department officials said they continue to make arrests related to the insurrection as they identify more individuals seen on camera in attendance at the U.S. Capitol.
Dozens of North Carolinians are among those serving time, paying restitutions or awaiting sentencing. Here’s where their cases stand four years after the riot.
Nathan Baer
Location of arrest: Asheville, NC
Date of arrest: June 26, 2023
Charges:
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Order
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorder Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
Sentence imposed:
- 4 months incarceration
- 4 months home detention
- 24 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Stephan Maury Baker
Location of arrest: Garner, NC
Date of arrest: Feb. 1, 2021
Charges:
- Unlawful Entry in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 9 days intermittent confinement (3 consecutive weekends)
- 24 months probation
- $500 restitution
Matthew Jason Beddingfield
Location of arrest: Smithfield, NC
Date of arrest: Feb. 8, 2022
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder
- 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
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 38 months incarceration
- 24 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Bradley Stuart Bennett
Location of arrest: Charlotte, NC
Date of arrest: April 12, 2021
Charges:
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentencing Hearing set for Jan. 7, 2025
Aiden Henry Bilyard
Location of arrest: Raleigh, NC
Date of arrest: Nov. 22, 2021
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property
- 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
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
Sentence imposed:
- 40 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $3,500 restitution
Lewis Easton Cantwell
Location of arrest: Asheville, NC
Date of arrest: Feb. 18, 2021
Charges:
- Civil Disorder
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Buildings and Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Capitol Building and Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 5 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Charles Donohoe
Location of arrest: Kernersville, NC
Date of arrest: March 17, 2021
- Conspiracy
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
Sentence imposed:
- 40 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Edward George Jr.
Location of arrest: Fayetteville, NC
Date of arrest: July 15, 2021
Charges:
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding, Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Civil Disorder
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers
- Theft of Government Property, Aiding and Abetting
Sentence imposed:
His file has not been updated since Aug. 6, 2021
David Joseph Gietzen
Location of arrest: Sanford, NC
Date of arrest: May 11, 2022
- Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting
- 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 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
- Act of Physical violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
Sentence imposed:
- 72 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
James Tate Grant
Location of arrest: Cary, NC
Date of arrest: Oct. 14, 2021
Charges:
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 36 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Joshua Hall
Location of arrest: Sanford, NC
Date of arrest: May 26, 2023
Charges:
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence imposed:
- 12 months probation
- 60 hours community service
- $200 fine
- $500 restitution
Johnny Harris
Location of arrest: Shelby, NC
Date of arrest: March 18, 2021
Charges:
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority
- Knowingly, with Intent to Impede Government Business or Official Functions, Engaging in Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Engaging in Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct on the Capitol Buildings or Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in the Capitol Buildings
Sentence imposed:
- 7 months incarceration
- 12 months supervised release
- $500 restitution
Stephen Ethan Horn
Location of arrest: Raleigh, NC
Date of arrest: April 9, 2021
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 12 months probation
- 90 hours community service
- $2,000 fine
James Little
Location of arrest:
Date of arrest: March 24, 2021
Charges:
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 150 days’ incarceration
- $500 restitution
James Phillip Mault
Location of arrest: Fort Liberty, NC
Date of arrest: Oct. 7, 2021
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder
- 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
Sentence imposed:
- 44 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Benjamin Robinson
Location of arrest: Matthews, NC
Date of arrest: May 20, 2022
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 120 days’ incarceration
- $500 restitution
Anthony Joseph Scirica
Location of arrest: Winston-Salem, NC
Date of arrest: June 16, 2021
Charges:
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence imposed:
- 15 days’ incarceration
- $500 fine
- $500 restitution
Grayson Sherrill
Location of arrest: Cherryville, NC
Date of arrest: March 1, 2021
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 7 months incarceration
- 12 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Christopher Raphael Spencer
Location of arrest: Winston-Salem, NC
Date of arrest: Jan. 19, 2021
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 9 months incarceration
- 12 months supervised release
- $500 restitution
Virginia Marie (Jenny) Spencer
Location of arrest: Durham, NC
Date of arrest: Feb. 8, 2021
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 3 months incarceration
- $500 restitution
Alan Michael St. Onge
Location of arrest: Brevard, NC
Date of arrest: June 16, 2023
- Civil Disorder
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
Sentence imposed:
- 18 months incarceration
- 36 months supervised release
- $2,000 restitution
Laura Steele
Location of arrest: Kernersville, NC
Date of arrest: Feb. 17, 2021
- Conspiracy
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Tampering with Documents or Proceedings
Sentence imposed:
- 12 months incarceration
- 6 months home detention
- 36 months supervised release
- 100 hours community service
Tara Aileen Stottlemyer
Location of arrest: Conover, NC
Date of arrest: Sept. 14, 2021
Charges:
- Civil Disorder
- Assaulting, Resisting Certain Officers or Employees
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
- Theft of Personal Property Within Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction
- False Statements
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 8 months incarceration
- 24 months supervised release
- 8 months home detention
- $2,000 restitution
Matthew Mark Wood
Location of arrest: Winston-Salem, NC
Date of arrest: March 5, 2021
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence imposed:
- 12 months home detention
- 36 months probation
- 100 hours community service
- $2,000 restitution
