Alex Kirk Harkrider

Alex Kirk Harkrider, 36, a Marine Corps veteran from Carthage, Texas, wore body armor and carried a tactical tomahawk as he and Ryan Taylor Nichols entered the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, and on his way out took a wooden arm from a piece of government furniture as a souvenir that he kept in his nightstand. He pleaded not guilty; following a stipulated bench trial, he was convicted of felony civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, and entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon, plus misdemeanors including theft of government property. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, calling him "basically a good person who did wrong that day," sentenced him on 5/23/2024 to 24 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution.