Louis Valentin

Louis Valentin, of Hollywood, Florida, drove to Washington, D.C. with his friend and roommate Julio Baquero, leaving Florida on January 4, 2021 and arriving the next day; after attending the Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021, the pair walked to the U.S. Capitol and entered the building during the riot, remaining inside for about 10 minutes. He was identified after an FBI tip and voluntarily spoke with investigators in March 2021. He pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges, including entering a restricted building, dismissed. He was sentenced on 7/14/2023 to 12 months of probation, 10 days of intermittent confinement, a $10 special assessment, $500 in restitution, and 60 hours of community service.