Justin LaGesse

Justin LaGesse, 37, of McLeansboro, Illinois, helped cause more than $40,000 in damage to a Capitol window near the North Door by striking it with a flagpole alongside co-defendant Theodore Middendorf during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, cursing at officers as "f---ing traitors" and "f---ing communist scum"; at about 2:51 p.m. he climbed through a broken window next to the Senate Wing Door, helped Middendorf through as well, joined a "U.S.A." chant, and moved through the Crypt and the Hall of Columns before leaving through a south-side door. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of destruction of government property, with other charges dismissed. He was sentenced on 1/10/2025 to 11 months of incarceration, 12 months of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and $43,315 in restitution.