John George Todd III

John George Todd III, a military veteran, carried a fiberglass pole attached to a flag during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot; when a Metropolitan Police Department officer tried to grab it from him, Todd and the officer wrestled for control until the pole splintered and cut the officer's hand, requiring seven stitches and causing the officer to miss nine days of work. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and argued at trial that the officer's injury was self-inflicted; a jury found him guilty on all charges on 2/7/2024, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding and inflicting bodily injury on an officer. Judge Beryl Howell sentenced him on 5/31/2024 to 60 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $270 special assessment, $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol, and $2,514.68 in restitution to the Metropolitan Police Department for the officer's injury.