John Douglas Wright

John Douglas Wright, 54, of Canton, Ohio, organized two charter buses that carried roughly 100 people from Ohio to Washington, D.C., then illegally entered Capitol grounds with the group and pushed against a metal barricade along with other rioters trying to break through the security perimeter during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot; once the crowd broke through, he entered the building, walked through the Rotunda, recorded and posted video to Facebook Live, and smoked a cigarette before leaving. He pleaded guilty to one charge, obstruction of an official proceeding, with other charges, including engaging in physical violence, disorderly conduct, and making a false statement to a federal agent, dismissed. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on 3/6/2023 to 49 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.