Jonathan Ace Sanders, Sr.

Jonathan Ace Sanders Sr., 61, of Vincennes, Indiana, a 20-year military veteran and Purple Heart recipient, drove to Washington, D.C. with two friends on Jan. 5, 2021 for the "Stop the Steal" rally, then followed the crowd to the U.S. Capitol and went inside during the riot that followed; a co-worker tipped off the FBI after Sanders bragged that he had been only 70 feet away from Ashli Babbitt when she was shot, and cell phone data placed his phone at the Capitol between 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. that day. He pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols sentenced him on 11/4/2021 to 3 years of probation, $500 in restitution, a $10 special assessment, and 60 hours of community service.