George Amos Tenney III

George Amos Tenney III, of South Carolina, who had messaged on Facebook on Dec. 28, 2020 that "it's starting to look like we may siege the capital building and congress if the electoral votes don't go right," was the first rioter to open a set of Rotunda doors from inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, pushing an employee of the House Sergeant at Arms and helping other rioters force the doors open to let the crowd outside into the building. He pleaded guilty to two felony charges, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, with other charges, including assaulting officers, dismissed. He was sentenced on 12/5/2022 to 36 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.