Barry Bennett Ramey

Barry Bennett Ramey, 38, of Plantation, Florida, wore a tactical vest to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and, at about 1:48 p.m., joined a group of rioters that pushed into U.S. Capitol Police officers blocking the stairwell from the Lower West Terrace to the Upper West Terrace, forcing them back up the stairs, then sprayed two officers in the face and eyes with pepper spray, leaving them disoriented and with impaired vision; after the FBI began investigating him, he allegedly recited an agent's home address during a phone call and texted the agent a vehicle identification number tied to a car the agent used to own. He pleaded guilty to two felony charges, civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, with other charges dismissed. He was sentenced on 7/7/2023 to 60 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $385 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.