Philip Sean Grillo

Philip Sean Grillo, 49, of New York, a candidate running for George Santos's former House seat, stood at the front of a crowd of rioters facing police on the West Plaza and illegally entered the U.S. Capitol through a broken window near the Senate Wing door at about 2:20 p.m. during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot carrying a megaphone, and recorded videos of himself including one smoking marijuana inside the building; he testified at trial that he had "no idea" Congress met in the Capitol. He pleaded not guilty, and a jury convicted him on Dec. 5, 2023 of felony obstruction of an official proceeding and several misdemeanors; the obstruction conviction was later dismissed. He was sentenced to 12 months incarceration, telling the court as marshals took him into custody, "Trump's gonna pardon me."