Cameron Edward Hess

Cameron Edward Hess, of Cleona, Pennsylvania, entered the U.S. Capitol through the East Rotunda doors during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and, as police tried to close the doors, physically engaged with an officer and attempted to hold a door open; he later wrote to the court that he understood his actions "were completely unjustified and inappropriate" and that he had been "drawn in by the crowd and gave in to mob mentality." He pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2023 to a felony count of obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced him to nine months in prison and 36 months of supervised release, despite his request for home confinement.