Matthew Ross Council

Matthew Council, 50, of Riverview, Florida, joined rioters on the west side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and continued up the stairs despite being sprayed with a chemical irritant; at about 2:44 p.m. he entered through the Parliamentarian Door and barged into a line of Capitol Police officers, pushing to try to create an opening for other rioters to get through. He pleaded guilty to all six charges against him, including felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and interfering with officers during a civil disorder. He was sentenced on Dec. 12, 2022 to 60 months of probation, including 180 days of home incarceration with location monitoring, $2,000 in restitution, and 100 hours of community service.