Dustin Byron Thompson

Dustin Byron Thompson, a 38-year-old exterminator from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the Senate parliamentarian's office twice during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, stealing a bottle of bourbon and later a wood-and-bronze coat rack from inside the U.S. Capitol; at trial, he testified he had traveled to Washington hoping to win Donald Trump's "respect" and claimed he was following the president's "orders," a defense the judge rejected, saying "you didn't love America that day." He pleaded not guilty to all charges; a jury convicted him on 4/14/2022 of all charges, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding and theft of government property, after less than three hours of deliberation. He was sentenced on 11/18/2022 to 36 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution, a $2,000 fine, and a $195 special assessment.