Elliot Resnick

Elliot Resnick, 39, then chief editor of The Jewish Press newspaper, joined the crowd storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and was recorded grabbing and holding the arm of a Capitol Police sergeant who was deploying a chemical irritant to keep rioters out; after failing to force open the second Rotunda Door, he reached through the open door and used his arms to pull other rioters past officers and into the building, and video also shows him waving other rioters forward up a staircase. Court documents stated that he was not acting in his official capacity as an editor during any of his actions that day. He pleaded guilty to one charge, civil disorder. He was sentenced on 9/19/2024 to 4 months of imprisonment, 24 months of supervised release including 4 months of location monitoring, a $100 special assessment, $2,000 in restitution, and an $8,539 fine.