Douglas Sweet

Douglas Sweet, of Mathews County, Virginia, traveled with his friend Cindy Fitchett to Washington, D.C. for the Jan. 6, 2021 rally, then entered the U.S. Capitol with her during the riot and walked down a corridor in the Capitol Visitors Center toward a defensive line of officers; the FBI found no evidence he engaged in any violent or disruptive conduct, and he was arrested when officers began detaining people who had unlawfully entered after they refused commands to leave. He pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. He was sentenced on 11/9/2021 to 36 months of probation including one month of home detention, $500 in restitution, a $10 special assessment, and 60 hours of community service.