Micaiah Joseph

Micaiah Joseph, of Triangle, Virginia, wearing a tricorn-style hat, a gas mask, and body armor, spent about 13 minutes in the Lower West Terrace tunnel during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, pushing to the front of the police line and, after standing before officers for a time, joining other rioters in pushing against the line using a set of doors to leverage his weight. He pleaded not guilty and represented himself; a jury found him guilty on 6/10/2024 of two felonies, civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, along with four misdemeanors. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced him on 11/12/2024 to 37 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and more than $2,000 in restitution.