Christopher Maurer

Christopher Maurer, 47, of Biddeford, Maine, personally pushed against police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, attempted to rob them of their riot shields, sprayed them with chemical irritants, threw two sticks at them, whipped at them with a cord, and verbally threatened them; he was arrested in Maine in February 2023 and transferred to Washington, D.C. in May 2023. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon, with eight other charges, including civil disorder and entering restricted grounds, dismissed. He was sentenced on 11/18/2024 to 50 months of incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.