Kurt Peterson

Kurt Peterson, 67, of Hodgenville, Kentucky, approached the U.S. Capitol carrying a pointed wooden stick during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and used it, along with his fist, to shatter a window pane while shouting "This is our house! Let us in! Our house!"; he later walked through the Speaker's Lobby and was present as other rioters broke down its door. He pleaded guilty on 9/21/2022 to a felony count of engaging in physical violence in a restricted building using a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols sentenced him on 11/2/2023 to 45 days of incarceration, 60 days of supervised release served as home incarceration, $4,700 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment.