Patrick Edward McCaughey III

Patrick Edward McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, used a stolen police riot shield to crush Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges against a metal door frame in the Capitol's Lower West Terrace tunnel during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, in a moment captured on video that became one of the day's most widely seen images, with Hodges heard screaming in pain for more than two minutes. He pleaded not guilty to all charges; following a bench trial held 8/29/2022 to 9/7/2022, he was found guilty on 9/13/2022 of nine charges, including seven felonies such as assaulting officers using a dangerous weapon and obstruction of an official proceeding. He was sentenced on 4/14/2023 to 90 months of incarceration, 24 months of supervised release, a $720 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.