Thomas Edward Blackwood, Sr.

Thomas Edward Blackwood Sr., a retired North Charleston, South Carolina police officer with 30 years on the force, walked with the crowd of rioters through multiple barricades during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, entering the building first through a door before being pushed back out, then entering a second time through a broken window. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building — and was sentenced on Nov. 20, 2024 to four years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution.