Jerod Wade Hughes

Jerod Wade Hughes, of East Helena, Montana, was among the first rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, helping kick open a door to let others inside before he and his brother, Joshua Calvin Hughes, confronted U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who was alone defending the Senate chamber and diverted the mob away from it. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding, with other charges including destruction of government property dismissed. He was sentenced on the two-year anniversary of the riot, 1/6/2023, to 46 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution.