Jail time, pending verdicts: The case statuses of alleged Jan. 6 rioters from New England

Hadley Barndollar, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Two years after angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump scaled the walls of the U.S. Capitol and stormed Senate chambers, the cases of New England residents who allegedly participated and broke the law are still moving through federal court.

Some have already been sentenced to jail time, and new arrests are still being made. Last month, individuals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were charged for their alleged roles in the riots that occurred two years ago.

The two-year anniversary of the Capitol riots comes on the heels of the House Committee on the Jan. 6 attack recommending criminal charges against former President Trump. The committee released its final 800-page report last month.

A rally in support of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
A rally in support of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

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According to federal prosecutors, among the rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, were more than 20 New Englanders who have since been arrested and/or charged by the FBI with crimes connected to the Capitol insurgence that left five people dead and shook the nation to its core.

Among them are:

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Nationally, more than 920 people in 48 states have been charged in what prosecutors have said is collectively "likely the most complex investigation ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice."

Here are the case statuses for New Englanders charged in the U.S. Capitol riots, in alphabetical order, according to the latest case information from the DOJ.

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Chase Kevin Allen

From: Seekonk, Massachusetts; now lives in Nevada

Charges: Destruction or injury to buildings or property in Special Maritime and Territorial jurisdiction; act of physical violence on grounds

Case status: Pleaded guilty on Nov. 22, 2022, to act of physical violence on grounds.

Noah Bacon

From: Somerville, Massachusetts

Charges: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; enter or remain in the gallery of either House of Congress; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; obstruction of justice/Congress.

Case status: Arrested June 30, 2021. Indicted July 23, 2021. Trial scheduled for Feb. 27, 2023.

Noah Bacon of Massachusetts is among those charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Noah Bacon of Massachusetts is among those charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Jeremy Baouche

From: New London, Connecticut

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arrested Nov. 10, 2021. Pleaded guilty Aug. 25, 2022, to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building

Jeremy Baouche, of New London, Connecticut, is charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots.
Jeremy Baouche, of New London, Connecticut, is charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots.

Stefanie Chiguer

From: Dracut, Massachusetts

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arrested Jan. 18, 2022. Pleaded guilty on April 7, 2022, to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Joshua Colgan

From: Jefferson, Maine

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building.

Case status: Arrested May 2, 2022.

William Cotton

From: Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arrested Dec. 7, 2022.

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The FBI says William Cotton and others were chanting "Traitor" when captured in this image.
The FBI says William Cotton and others were chanting "Traitor" when captured in this image.

Richard Crosby

From: Harwinton, Connecticut

Charges: Obstruction of justice/Congress; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; entering and remaining on the floor of Congress; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arraigned July 20, 2021, where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Case pending.

Timothy Desjardins

From: Providence, Rhode Island

Charges: Assaulting, resisting or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting body injury; civil disorder; entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; engaging in physical violence in restricted buildings or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and demonstrating in a Capitol building.

Case status: Charged on Nov. 30, 2021.

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An image that the FBI says shows Timothy Desjardins, 35, of Providence, outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
An image that the FBI says shows Timothy Desjardins, 35, of Providence, outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Kyle Fitzsimons

From: Lebanon, Maine

Charges: Civil disorder; obstruction of an official proceeding; inflicting bodily injury on certain officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

Case status: Found guilty on Sept. 27, 2022, following bench trial the previous month of 11 total charges, including seven felony charges. Sentencing scheduled for Feb. 17, 2023.

Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine is among those charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine is among those charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Thomas Gallagher

From: Bridgewater, New Hampshire

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: As part of a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to one charge of "parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building" on July 15, 2021. Sentenced to 24 months probation in October 2021.

Vincent Gillespie

From: Athol, Massachusetts

Charges: Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings; act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Found guilty on Dec. 23, 2022, of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers; civil disorder; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings. Sentencing scheduled for March 17, 2023.

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This image from video recorded Jan. 6, 2021, captures Vincent Gillespie on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, where prosecutors say he was among a rioting mob trying to gain control of the building from the federal government. Gillespie, the son of a renowned American painter, was convicted Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, of four counts of participating in the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Nicholas Hendrix

From: Gorham, Maine

Charges: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in any of the Capitol buildings.

Case status: Pleaded guilty on June 27, 2022, to parading, demonstrating or picketing in any of the Capitol buildings. Sentenced in December 2022 to 30 days in federal prison and three months probation.

The FBI used this photo from Nicholas Hendrix's cellphone to identify him in a crowd of people accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, according to federal court records unsealed Thursday, May 27, 2021.
The FBI used this photo from Nicholas Hendrix's cellphone to identify him in a crowd of people accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, according to federal court records unsealed Thursday, May 27, 2021.

Suzanne Ianni

From: Natick, Massachusetts

Charges: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.

Case status: Pleaded guilty on Sept. 14, 2022. Sentenced on Dec. 2, 2022, to 15 days of incarceration, 30 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution.

Sentenced:Ianni given 15 days in prison for role in Capitol riots

Natick resident and Town Meeting member Sue Ianni faces charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots
Natick resident and Town Meeting member Sue Ianni faces charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots

Carla Krzywicki

From: Canterbury, Connecticut

Charges: Misdemeanor trespass and disorderly conduct

Case status: Sentenced April 22, 2022, to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, $500 restitution.

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Mother and daughter Jean Lavin (right) and Carla Krzywicki (left), of Canterbury, Connecticut, have both been charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots.
Mother and daughter Jean Lavin (right) and Carla Krzywicki (left), of Canterbury, Connecticut, have both been charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots.

Jean Lavin

From: Canterbury, Connecticut

Charges: Misdemeanor trespass and disorderly conduct

Case status: Pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2022. Sentenced on April 22, 2022, to 36 months of probation, including 10 days of intermittent incarceration, 60 days of home detention, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution.

Patrick Edward McCaughey

From: Ridgefield, Connecticut

Charges: Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, and aiding and abetting; assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon; obstruction of an official proceeding, and aiding and abetting; civil disorder; disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; disorderly conduct in the Capitol building; and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or building.

Case status: Found guilty on Sept. 13, 2022, of nine offenses, including seven felony charges. Sentencing scheduled for Jan. 26, 2023.

Brian McCreary

From: North Adams, Massachusetts

Charges: Obstruction of an official proceeding; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Pleaded guilty in October 2021. Sentenced on April 1, 2022 to 36 months of probation, including 42 days of intermittent incarceration and two months of home detention, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution.

Kirstyn Niemela

From: Hudson, New Hampshire

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arrested Jan. 18, 2022

Jason Riddle

From: Keene, New Hampshire

Charges: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, theft of government property, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case Status: Plea agreement entered Nov. 18, 2021. Pleaded guilty to theft of government property and "parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building." Sentenced April 4, 2022, to 90 days in jail, followed by three years of probation, including 60 hours of community service, restitution of $754.

Jason Riddle of New Hampshire with a bottle of wine he found in the Senate Parliamentarian's office. Riddle was arrested on charges related to his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Jason Riddle of New Hampshire with a bottle of wine he found in the Senate Parliamentarian's office. Riddle was arrested on charges related to his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Mark Sahady

From: Malden, Massachusetts

Charges: Entering or remaining in restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.

Case status: Pleaded not guilty to all counts. Scheduled for trial on April 17, 2023.

Mark Sahady is among those arrested on charges related to the Capitol riot.
Mark Sahady is among those arrested on charges related to the Capitol riot.

Troy Sargent

From: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Charges: Forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding federal officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; knowingly engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in restricted building or grounds; knowingly engaging in physical violence in restricted building or grounds; willfully and knowingly engaging in physical violence in Capitol grounds or buildings.

Case status: Pleaded guilty to six charges. Sentenced to 14 months in prison on Dec. 12, 2022.

Troy Sargent is among those charged with participating in the Capitol riot.
Troy Sargent is among those charged with participating in the Capitol riot.

Bernard Joseph Sirr

From: North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Charges: Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings; act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

Case status: Arrested June 29, 2022.

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Bernard Sirr of North Kingstown leaves federal court in Providence after being arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Bernard Sirr of North Kingstown leaves federal court in Providence after being arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jacquelyn Starer

From: Ashland, Massachusetts

Charges: Civil disobedience; assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building.

Case status: Arrested on Dec. 20, 2022.

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Metropolitan Police bodycam footage taken from federal court documents that allegedly show Jacquelyn Starer of Ashland striking an officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Metropolitan Police bodycam footage taken from federal court documents that allegedly show Jacquelyn Starer of Ashland striking an officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.

Todd Tilley

From: South Paris, Maine

Charges: Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Case status: Arrested June 21, 2022.

The FBI is still seeking information on individuals involved with the Capitol riots. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI to verbally report tips and information, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. The FBI also maintains a "most wanted list."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY NETWORK: Jan. 6 anniversary: Case status update of New Englanders charged