Democracy didn’t die in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, despite the efforts of the 75 Pennsylvanians who have been arrested to date for participating in the deadly attack on the US Capitol.
Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having the third-most residents arrested for participating in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, in which five people died and dozens were seriously injured after a swarm of Donald Trump supporters — fresh from being told to “fight like hell” by the former president at a nearby “Stop the Steal” rally — descended upon the Capitol with the intent to upend democracy by any means necessary.
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), only Florida, with 89, and Texas, with 76, had more residents arrested in connection to the insurrection.
Overall, according to the DOJ, more than 950 defendants have been arrested in nearly all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as of Jan. 3. More than 284 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including 15 Pennsylvanians. Thirty-three Pennsylvanians have been sentenced, with several others expected to be sentenced this month. Two died by suicide while awaiting sentencing.
Here’s where things stand with each of the 75 Pennsylvanians arrested to date in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.
Melanie Archer – Shaler
Archer pleaded guilty in October 2022 to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. She is awaiting sentencing.
Mark Roderick Aungst – South Williamsport
Aungst pleaded guilty in June 2022 to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He died by suicide in July while awaiting sentencing.
Dawn Bancroft – Doylestown
Bancroft was sentenced in July 2022 to 60 days of incarceration, three years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution for charges including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.
Pauline Bauer – Kane
Bauer was arrested in May 2021. She pleaded not guilty to charges including obstruction of justice and Congress. She is currently serving home detention following incarceration.
Craig Michael Bingert – Slatington
Bingert pleaded not guilty in August 2021 to charges including obstructing and assaulting officers. He remains free on his own recognizance.
William Blauser Jr. – Kane
Blauser pleaded guilty in November 2021 to violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and $500 in restitution in February 2022.
Jordan Bonenberger – Cranberry
Bonenberger was arrested in March 2022 on charges including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.
Leo Brent Bozell IV – Palmyra
Son of prominent conservative activist Leo Brent Bozell III, Bozell was arrested in February 2021 on charges including disorderly conduct, knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and obstructing an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty in March 2021 and remains free on his own recognizance.
Tammy A. Bronsburg – Williamsport
Bronsburg pleaded guilty in June 2022 to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. She was sentenced on Jan. 5 to 14 days in jail and $500 in restitution.
Terry Brown – Myerstown
Brown was charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and was sentenced in December 2021 to 30 days of home detention, 36 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, and was given a $500 fine.
Alan William Byerly – Fleetwood
Byerly was sentenced in October 2022 to 34 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for using a stun gun against police officers and assaulting an Associated Press photographer.
Thomas Carey – Pittsburgh
Carey was arrested in September 2022 on charges including entering and remaining in a restricted building.
Christy Clark – Lewistown
Clark pleaded guilty to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. She was sentenced in October 2022 to 24 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Matthew Clark – Lewistown
Clark pleaded guilty to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in October 2022 to 24 months in prison, 60 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
James Michael Dickinson – Philadelphia
Dickinson pleaded guilty in September 2022 to charges including assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
Gary Edwards – Southampton
Edwards pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in December 2021 to one year of probation, including 200 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution.
Joseph Fischer – North Cornwall Township
Fischer was charged in February 2021 with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, entering a restricted building, violent entry, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of justice.
Samuel Christopher Fox – Mount Pleasant
Fox pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in April 2022 to 36 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution.
Raechel Genco – Levittown
Genco pleaded guilty to knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. She was sentenced in September 2022 to 12 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Isaiah Giddings – Philadelphia
Giddings, a member of the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty in December 2022 to charges including unlawful entry of restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He is awaiting sentencing.
Kenneth Grayson – Bridgeville
Grayson pleaded guilty to interfering with a law enforcement officer during civil disorder. He was sentenced in December 2022 to two months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in fines.
Brian Gunderson – State College
Gunderson was found guilty in November of obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers. He is to be sentenced on Jan. 27. He faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison on the obstruction charge, as well as a statutory maximum of eight years in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.
Brian Healion – Upper Darby
Healion, a member of the Proud Boys, has been charged with unlawful entry on restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He is to be sentenced this month and potentially faces 20 years in prison.
Jennifer Heinl – Pittsburgh
Heinl pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. She was sentenced in June 2022 to two years of probation, including 14 days of intermittent incarceration, 50 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Brian Korte – York Haven
Korte was arrested in May 2022 on charges including entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct.
Annie Howell – Swoyersville
Howell pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. She was sentenced in March 2022 to 36 months of probation, including 60 days of intermittent incarceration, 60 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Jackson Kostolsky – Allentown
Kostolsky pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in November 2022 to three years of probation, including 30 days of home detention, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Samuel Lazar – Ephrata
Lazar was arrested in July 2021 and remains in federal custody, with no trial date set. He is facing charges including assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds.
Deborah Lee – Olyphant
Lee was arrested in August 2021 and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. She is scheduled to stand trial in May.
Michael Lopatic – Manheim Township
Lopatic died at age 57 in June 2022 after being arrested and charged with civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive entry, and disorderly conduct. He allegedly punched a police officer in the head repeatedly during the attack. According to PennLive.com, a cause of death was not released, but Lopatic was known to have numerous health issues, including a benign brain tumor.
Carson Lucard – Norristown
Lucard pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in June 2022 to 36 months of probation with 21 days of intermittent confinement, 60 days of home detention, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Debra Maimone – New Castle
Maimone pleaded not guilty to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. She has been released on her own recognizance and is believed to be working toward a plea deal. Her husband, Peter Vogel, was also charged for his role in the attack.
Edward McAlanis – Stevens
McAlanis pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in February 2022 to two years of probation, including 60 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Richard Michetti – Ridley Park
Michetti pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting. He was sentenced in September 2022 to nine months of incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Jorden Mink – North Fayette
Mink was arrested in March 2021 on charges including violent entry, disorderly conduct, and physical violence on Capitol grounds. He is reportedly working toward a plea deal with prosecutors.
Anthony Richard Moat – Philadelphia
Moat pleaded guilty in October 2022 to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He is awaiting sentencing.
Robert Morss – Glenshaw
Morss was found guilty of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon and robbery. He is set to be sentenced on Jan. 6.
Rachel Myers – Philadelphia
Myers pleaded guilty in November 2022 to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. She is set to be sentenced in February.
Marshall Neefe – Newville
Neefe pleaded guilty in May 2022 to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon. He also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting. He was sentenced in September 2022 to 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Lynwood Nester – Dillsburg
Nester was arrested in May 2022 on charges including entering or remaining in a restricted building.
Kelly O’Brien – North Whitehall Township
O’Brien pleaded guilty in January 2022 to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. She was sentenced in April 2022 to 90 days of incarceration and 12 months of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $500 in restitution and a $1,000 fine.
Matthew Perna – Sharpsville
Perna was arrested in January 2021 and charged with entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. While awaiting sentencing earlier this year, Perna died by suicide. He was 37.
Nicholas Perretta – Baden
Perretta pleaded guilty to knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. He was sentenced to 30 days of incarceration and ordered to pay $500 in restitution in January 2022.
Russell James Peterson – Rochester
Peterson pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced to 30 days of incarceration and ordered to pay $500 in restitution in December 2021.
Michael Pomeroy – Harrisburg
Pomeroy was arrested in May on charges including entering or remaining in a restricted building.
Rachel Marie Powell – Mercer County
Powell was arrested in February 2021 and is facing multiple charges, including committing an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. She was ordered to home confinement in September 2022 and is awaiting trial.
James Rahm Jr. – Philadelphia
Rahm was found guilty in October 2022 of obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, and four related misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He is to be sentenced on Jan. 18. He faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison on the obstruction charge and a total statutory maximum of three additional years on the misdemeanor charges.
Zachary Rehl – Philadelphia
Rehl is among five members of the Proud Boys, including the group’s former national chairman, facing trial for seditious conspiracy and eight other charges in connection to the Capitol riot. Jury selection began in December 2022. Rehl is the leader of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys. If convicted on the sedition charge, Rehl could receive 20 years in prison.
Howard Charles Richardson – King of Prussia
Richardson, who was photographed attacking a police officer with a Trump flag during the Capitol riot, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury. He was sentenced in August 2022 to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Leonard Ridge – Feasterville
Ridge pleaded guilty to entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds. He was sentenced in January 2022 to 14 days of incarceration, one year of supervised release, 100 hours of community service, given a $1,000 fine, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
James Robinson – Schwenksville
Robinson was arrested in August 2022 on charges including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds.
Samuel Rodriguez – Emmaus
Rodriguez pleaded guilty in November 2022 to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He is awaiting sentencing.
Michael Rusyn – Olyphant
Rusyn pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in January 2022 to 24 months of probation, including 60 days of home confinement, and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $500 in restitution.
Ryan Samsel – Levittown
Samsel was arrested on Jan. 30, 2021 on multiple charges, including assaulting a federal agent. He has remained in jail since, and was accused in June of writing a letter talking about “getting rid of politicians” with a woodchipper.
Robert Sanford – Boothwyn
Sanford pleaded guilty to attacking police with a fire extinguisher in September 2022 and is scheduled to be sentenced this month. He could face more than three years in prison.
Diana Santos-Smith – Upper Black Eddy
Santos-Smith pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. She was sentenced in July 2022 to 20 days of incarceration, 3 years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Frank Scavo – Old Forge
Scavo pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in November 2022 to 60 days in prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and $500 in restitution.
Peter Schwartz – Uniontown
In December 2022, a jury found Schwartz guilty of assaulting or resisting law enforcement using a dangerous weapon, interfering with law enforcement, and obstruction. He faces more than 40 years in prison. No sentencing date has been set.
Dale Shalvey – Bentleyville
Shalvey pleaded guilty in October 2022 to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, inflicting bodily injury, and obstruction of an official proceeding. Shalvey is scheduled to be sentenced this month and is facing 41 to 51 months in prison. Shalvey is married to Tara Stottlemyer, who has also pleaded guilty to her role in the attack and is awaiting sentencing. The couple now lives in North Carolina.
Barton Wade Shively – Mechanicsburg
Shively pleaded guilty in September 2022 to two counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February and faces up to 16 years in prison.
Brian Sizer – Ellwood City
Sizer was arrested in November 2022 on charges including entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct in the Capitol, and in a restricted building. His wife, Julia Sizer, was also arrested for participating in the attack.
Julia Sizer – Ellwood City
Sizer pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. She was sentenced in February 2022 to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $500 in restitution.
Mikhail Edward Slye – Meadville
Slye was arrested in September 2022 and pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, a felony, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. Slye’s sentencing is scheduled for April 4.
Charles Bradford Smith – Shippensburg
Smith pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. He also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting. He was sentenced in September 2022 to 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Paul Spigelmyer – Lewistown
Spigelmyer pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in October 2022 to 24 months of probation, including 45 days of home detention, He was also given 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Brian Stenz – Norristown
Stenz pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in February 2022 to 36 months of probation, including 14 consecutive days of incarceration, and two months of home detention. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution.
Tara Stottlemyer – Bentleyville
Stottlemyer pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding. Her sentencing is scheduled for this month, with a possible sentence of 15 to 21 months. Stottlemyer now lives in North Carolina with her husband, Dale Shalvey, who is also awaiting sentencing for his role in the attack.
Philip Vogel – New Castle
Vogel pleaded not guilty in April 2022 to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Vogel has been released on his own recognizance and is believed to be working toward a plea deal. His wife, Debra Maimone, was also charged for her role in the attack.
Jeremy Vorous – Venango
Vorous pleaded not guilty in April 2021 to charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, as well as obstruction of an official proceeding. He remains free on his own recognizance.
Mitchell Paul Vukich – New Brighton
Vukich pleaded guilty to knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. He was sentenced in January 2022 to 30 days of incarceration and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Freedom Vy – Havertown
Vy was arrested in December 2021 on charges including unlawful entry on restricted buildings or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Sandra Suzanne Weyer – Mechanicsburg
Weyer was arrested in June 2021 on charges including obstruction of proceedings, aiding and abetting, and violent entry or disorderly conduct.
Gary Wickersham – West Chester
Wickersham pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in December 2021 to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention. He was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $500 in restitution.
Riley June Williams – Harrisburg
A jury found Williams, who has been linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement, guilty of six of the eight charges against her, including civil disorder and resisting or impeding law enforcement officers. Prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. Her sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 22.
Andrew Wrigley – Jim Thorpe
Wrigley pleaded guilty to demonstrating, parading, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced in December 2021 to 18 months of probation, and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $500 in restitution.
Source: Department of Justice, FBI, other court records.
Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson is a multimedia journalist who has worked at WPMT FOX43 TV in Harrisburg, along with serving various roles at CNBC, NBC News, Philadelphia Magazine, and Philadelphia Style Magazine.
