Robin Lee Reierson

Robin Lee Reierson, 69, of Schiller Park, Illinois, a longtime Argonne National Laboratory welder, traveled from the Chicago suburbs to the Jan. 6, 2021 "Stop the Steal" rally and later used his body as a battering ram against a police barricade at the U.S. Capitol, urging other rioters, "Don't stop, keep going," during the confrontation with officers. He pleaded guilty to one charge, assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, with other charges, including civil disorder, dismissed. He was sentenced on 10/16/2024 to 18 months of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, $2,000 in restitution, and a $5,000 fine.