Brandon Fellows

Brandon Fellows, a chimney repairman from Schenectady, New York, entered the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, proceeded to Sen. Jeff Merkley's office where he smoked marijuana, joined rioters in the Crypt, and heckled officers on his way out. He pleaded not guilty and represented himself at trial, where he repeatedly called the proceedings a "kangaroo court" and a "Nazi court"; a jury convicted him on Aug. 31, 2023 of one felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding and four misdemeanors, and the judge separately held him in criminal contempt of court. He was sentenced on Feb. 29, 2024 to 37 months in prison for the Jan. 6 offenses plus an additional five months for contempt, totaling 42 months, along with 36 months of supervised release and $2,000 in restitution.