David Elizalde

David Elizalde, a 46-year-old Navy aviation structural mechanic assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman, recorded video as rioters assaulted Capitol Police officers and entered the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, remaining inside for about 28 minutes. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted at a bench trial of a single misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building; prosecutors sought 30 days in jail and three years of probation, but his attorney argued that any probation beyond a short home-detention term would likely end his Navy career. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols sentenced him on April 19, 2024 to 30 days of home detention and a $2,500 fine, with no additional probation.