Thomas F. Sibick

Thomas F. Sibick, of Buffalo, New York, joined other rioters in a violent assault on D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, dragging Fanone into the crowd and tasing him, then forcibly stripped the badge and radio from Fanone's body as he lay injured; he falsely told the FBI he had tried to help Fanone and had thrown the badge in a dumpster, but investigators later found he had buried it in his parents' backyard. He pleaded guilty to two charges, assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon and robbery of personal property of the United States, with other charges dismissed. He was sentenced on 8/21/2023 to 52 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.