Gary Francis Smith

Gary Francis Smith was present with his sister near the East Front Rotunda Doors of the U.S. Capitol when rioters overran and assaulted an officer at about 2:38 p.m. during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, then entered the building through the Rotunda doors at about 3:02 p.m.; he was identified after an FBI tip received in June 2021 described his distinctive white horseshoe mustache, dark coat, and baseball-style cap, and he was arrested on October 27, 2022. He pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. He was sentenced on 6/9/2023 to 36 months of probation, 30 days of location monitoring, 60 hours of community service, a $10 special assessment, and $500 in restitution.