Andrew Valentin

Andrew Valentin, 26, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, joined his brother, Matthew Valentin, and a crowd of rioters who rushed a police line on the U.S. Capitol's West Plaza at about 2:28 p.m. during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, pushing a bike rack barricade into the officers, wrestling with an officer over a baton, and throwing a folding chair at the police line. He pleaded guilty to two felony charges, assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced him on 1/17/2025 to 30 months of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, $2,000 in restitution, and a $2,000 fine.