William Todd Wilson

William Todd Wilson, 44, a North Carolina county leader of the Oath Keepers militia, spent two months after the 2020 election preparing for an attack on the U.S. Capitol and drove to a Virginia hotel on January 5, 2021 with an AR-15-style rifle, a 9mm pistol, roughly 200 rounds of ammunition, body armor, pepper spray, and a walking stick he intended to use as a weapon; on Jan. 6, 2021, he bypassed barricades to become the first Oath Keeper to breach the Capitol through the upper west terrace doors, then marched to the Rotunda and helped push open its doors from inside, letting in more rioters including fellow Oath Keepers. He pleaded guilty to two charges, seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, becoming the third Oath Keeper to plead guilty to sedition, and agreed to fully cooperate with prosecutors. He was sentenced on 12/18/2024 to 36 months of probation, $2,000 in restitution, and a $200 special assessment.