Chad Heathcote

Chad Heathcote, of Adel, Iowa, was outside a door on the northeast side of the U.S. Capitol around 3 p.m. during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot speaking with an officer who told him not to enter; when another rioter opened the door from inside to leave, Heathcote went in, disobeying orders to leave until officers ejected him and others through the same door. He was identified after two anonymous tipsters reported that he had bragged about his participation after returning home. He pleaded guilty in November 2022 to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced on 2/13/2023 to 15 days in jail and three years of probation.