Richard Lee Harris

Richard L. Harris, 43, of Happy Valley, Oregon, was among the first people to push past police and enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, made his way to the Rotunda where he picked up a phone and shouted threats against then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, and physically assaulted a Metropolitan Police Department officer by grabbing and pulling the officer's baton. He pleaded not guilty; following a three-day bench trial, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols convicted him on all charges, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and assaulting an officer, plus several misdemeanors. He was sentenced on 10/27/2023 to 41 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.