Updated 04/22/2024 | Since Jan. 6, 2021, over one thousand people have been arrested in connection to the violent assault on the Capitol in order to prevent the rightful winner of the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden, from taking office. While all were motivated by the conspiracy theory, spread by then-President Donald Trump and his allies, that the election had been stolen, many had embraced other extremist views as well.

Those who stormed the Capitol that day included followers of the deranged QAnon conspiracy theory, self-styled militia members, members of the antigovernment Oath Keepers, and members of the Proud Boys. Their ranks also included white nationalists and Neo-Nazis.

This was no accident. Since Donald Trump announced his candidacy in 2015 with a wildly racist speech denouncing Mexican “rapists,” white supremacists have been among his most fervent supporters. While some soured on Trump over his failure to enact some of his biggest promises — including a wall along the Southern border — others were willing to travel to D.C. and risk arrest in order to keep him in office.

Ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson falsely claimed that there’s “no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6.” And GOP presidential candidates are vowing to pardon people convicted for storming the Capitol. As such it is important to note that over thirty people arrested in connection to the attack have expressed support for white nationalist or Neo-Nazi beliefs, literature, or organizations.

Here are the individuals we know about so far:

Tyler Bradley Dykes

On Aug. 11, 2017, Tyler Bradley Dykes was part of a mob of torch-wielding white supremacists who descended on the University of Virginia campus — a prelude for the next day’s Unite the Right rally. In 2023, Dykes, a former Marine, pleaded guilty to one charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate, and agreed to a six-month active sentence. Upon his early release, Dykes was arrested for his role in the Capitol attack. According to the criminal complaint, Dykes assaulted law enforcement officers and stole a riot shield. In April 2024, Dykes pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.

Anthime “Tim” Gionet (a.k.a. “Baked Alaska”)

Anthime Gionet, better known by his stage name “Baked Alaska,” is a Neo-Nazi livestreamer who gleefully marched at the Unite the Right rally. After briefly feigning a desire to leave the white supremacist cause, Gionet became an acolyte of Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier known for going on slur-filled tirades. Gionet livestreamed his actions on Jan. 6, including his entry into a senator’s office where he pretended to make a phone call. Gionet pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of knowingly entering restricted grounds and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

Richard Zachary Ackerman

Richard Zachary Ackerman is a member of NSC-131, a New England-based Neo-Nazi group. NSC-131 members have staged racist rallies in Boston, Portland, ME, and Concord, NH. They also spread their propaganda through graffiti, stickers, and fliers. According to court documents, Ackerman boasted that he “stole a SWAT Team officers [sic] helmet” as a “war trophy.” Ackerman was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder; and theft of government property. In April 2024, Ackerman pleaded guilty to obstructing law enforcement officers during civil disorder and theft of government property.

Richard “Bigo” Barnett

Richard Barnett is a self-described “white nationalist” who entered the Capitol armed with a stun gun walking stick and was photographed putting his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk. Barnett also stole a letter from Pelosi’s office, but said he paid for it by “put[ting] a quarter on her desk.” Barnett was convicted on eight counts, including theft of government property, and sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Jennifer Inzunza Vargas Geller

Jennifer Inzunza Vargas Geller, who was photographed in a white coat and pink beret at the Capitol, was charged with four misdemeanor counts after an ex-boyfriend reported her to the FBI. According to NBC News, Vargas Geller’s ex-boyfriend broke up with her for voicing anti-immigrant beliefs and reading Adolf Hitler’s autobiography Mein Kampf. NBC reported that a social media account linked to Vargas Geller “makes references to Hitler” as well.

Hatchet Speed

Hatchet Speed is both a member of the Proud Boys – a neo-fascist hate group whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Capitol attack – and a Navy veteran who had a “Top Secret” clearance and worked for a defense contractor. Speed reportedly told an undercover FBI agent that Adolf Hitler was “one of the best people that’s ever been on this Earth” and expressed a desire to “wipe out” Jewish people. Speed also claimed he was studying the actions of terrorists like Eric Rudolph and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski in order to “come up with a better game plan than they had.” After a bench trial Speed was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to four years in prison.

Robert Keith Packer

Robert Keith Packer wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt as he wandered throughout the Capitol building, allegedly as part of a group searching for Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office. Police officers who searched his Newport News, VA home found a trove of racist paraphernalia, including a folder labeled “White’s [sic] Only Material,” “Swastika artwork,” a “‘colored’ placard,” and “two VCR tapes with Hitler photos.” Packer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge and was sentenced to 75 days in jail.

Riley June Williams

According to the Justice Department, Riley June Williams “directed other rioters” and “threw a water bottle at police officers and called them traitors” during the insurrection. While in Speaker Pelosi’s office, Williams encouraged people to steal a laptop. After she was charged in 2021, a video surfaced of Williams making Nazi salutes while wearing a skull mask and a hat with a Sonnenrad — a Nazi symbol. Williams is a fan of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, with whom she posed for a photo, and was present in a chatroom connected to Neo-Nazi Christopher Pohlhaus. Williams was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges and sentenced to three years in prison.

Markus Maly

A man described by prosecutors as a “lifelong criminal,” Markus Maly was once a member of an unidentified skinhead group in Florida. During the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, Maly, who wore a cowboy hat with “TRUMP 2020” printed on the front, was filmed spraying a chemical irritant at police officers. In a Facebook conversation with a woman believed to be his girlfriend, Maly wrote “We took the fuckin capital [sic]” and “It was so fun.” Maly was convicted on eight counts, including two counts of assaulting an officer, and sentenced to 6 years in prison.

Kyle Fitzsimons

A longtime extremist, Kyle Fitzsimons has a history of racist rhetoric. In 2017, at a public hearing before the Maine legislature, Fitzsimons went on a tirade in which he promoted the white supremacist “Great Replacement” conspiracy. “You’re bringing in the new Third World, you’re bringing in the replacements. I see what’s going on,” he said. “It’s black and white, absolutely black and white. So I’m here to tell you right now — you’re being put on notice.” Fitzsimons, who was accused of assaulting multiple police officers, was found guilty of seven felonies and four misdemeanors following a bench trial. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Daniel Caldwell

Daniel Caldwell was described by one government witness as a “huge white supremacist” and a “complete wacko.” According to testimony by an FBI agent, that same witness recalled Caldwell asking “why he always brings [expletive] Black people” to events, but said that Caldwell used the N-word. Caldwell, an ex-Marine, sprayed a chemical irritant at multiple police officers, boasting during an interview that he “got like 15 of them.” Caldwell pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, and was sentenced to over five years in prison.

Michael Curzio

While serving an 8-year prison sentence for attempted murder, Michael Curzio joined the Unforgiven — a Florida-based white supremacist prison gang whose symbol, the ADL notes, “consists of an interlocking Iron Cross and swastika, with SS lightning bolts in the center.” Curzio pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and received a six month jail sentence. Curzio claimed that he is no longer an active member of the Unforgiven but, at the time of sentencing, still had Nazi tattoos.

Joseph Brody, Thomas Carey, Gabriel Chase, Jon Lizak, and Paul Ewald Lovley

Adherents of Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist and antisemitic “America First” movement, Joseph Brody, Thomas Carey, Gabriel Chase, Jon Lizak, and Paul Ewald Lovley traveled to Washington, D.C. and entered the Capitol building together. Brody, who had been paid to campaign for Gov. Glenn Youngkin, faces felony and misdemeanor charges for, among other things, assaulting police officers and obstruction of an official proceeding. Lovley, Carey, Chase, and Lizak all pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. Lovley and Carey were both sentenced to 14 days in jail and three years of probation. Chase was sentenced to three days of intermittent confinement to be served on a weekend, and three years of probation. Lizak was sentenced to three days of intermittent confinement and three years of probation.

Brandon Cavanaugh

A former NASA intern, Brandon Cavanaugh was part of a secret Telegram channel called “We Who Nose” where he posted under the name “Brandon HB Groyper.” Followers of Nick Fuentes and his white nationalist America First movement refer to themselves as “groypers” in reference to a racist meme. As “Brandon HB Groyper,” Cavanaugh wrote, “I honestly want to kill all nigger lovers / Ruthlessly cut their chest open / Rip out their hearts / And eat it.” Cavanaugh was photographed carrying an “America First” flag in the Capitol building. Cavanaugh pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count and was sentenced to “14 days of intermittent confinement to be served on seven consecutive weekends” according to NBC’s Ryan J. Reilly.

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an Army reservist and security contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle, wasn’t shy about his Neo-Nazi beliefs. Hale-Cusanelli not only made racist statements as part of an online show he hosted, he was also fond of dressing as Hitler — complete with a toothbrush mustache. According to one colleague, Hale-Cusanelli once remarked that “Hitler should have finished the job.” Hale-Cusanelli was convicted on five counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, and sentenced to four years in prison.

Bryan Betancur

According to court documents, Bryan Betancur is a “self-professed white supremacist” who claimed to be a member of multiple white supremacist organizations, made comments about wanting to become a “lone wolf killer,” and defended Neo-Nazi and convicted murderer James Fields. Betancur, who was on probation for a 2019 burglary conviction when he participated in the Capitol insurrection, was photographed wearing a mask and flashing the “OK” sign. Betancur pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of entering and remaining in a restricted building and was sentenced to four months in jail.

Elliot Bishai

Elliot Bishai, a firefighter and aspiring Army pilot, entered the Capitol building where he was recorded shouting “Civil War Two!” Following Bishai’s arrest, authorities found over 400 videos on his phone of Paul Miller — a Neo-Nazi who goes by the moniker “Gypsy Crusader” — as well as “over 80 images that reflect Nazi and white supremacist ideologies.” Bishai pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of entering and remaining in a restricted building and was sentenced to two weeks in jail.

Matthew Beddingfield

Matthew Beddingfield was free on pretrial release for an attempted murder charge when he joined the mob that stormed the Capitol. Dubbed “NaziGrayHat” by online sleuths, Beddingfield was filmed giving a Nazi salute after attacking police officers with a metal flag pole. Online, Beddingfield was known to harass people with racist, pro-Nazi language. In one online post, Beddingfield wrote “The only tragedy that happened was that Hitler didn’t finish the job.” Beddingfield pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding police and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Jere Brower

A former Army medic and member of the Aryan Nations — a defunct Neo-Nazi organization — Jere Brower was arrested and charged in D.C. Superior Court for violating a 6 p.m. curfew following the Capitol attack. On April 24, 2023, Brower pleaded guilty to a single count of unlawful entry.

Christian Secor

As a UCLA student, Christian Secor founded the America First Bruins — a far-right student group associated with Nick Fuentes and his America First movement. In a March 4, 2020 tweet, Secor, a self-described “fascist,” wrote “We’re legit in the Turner Diaries timeline, not a fun timeline.” The Turner Diaries is a violent, race war novel written by Neo-Nazi William Luther Pierce. On Jan. 6, Secor entered the Senate chamber while carrying an “America First” flag and sat in Vice President Mike Pence’s chair. Secor pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of an official proceeding — a felony — and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

Zvonimir “Zykotic” Jurlina

A YouTube personality associated with the white nationalist America First movement, Zvonimir Jurlina (a.k.a. “Zykotic”) posted videos of himself on Jan. 6 walking around D.C. with Jared L. “Woozuh” Noble — an associate of Nick Fuentes. According to the anti-racist One People’s Project, Jurlina was filmed screaming racial slurs prior to his arrest. The criminal complaint states that Jurlina was part of a group of insurrectionists who destroyed media equipment, and said “We have taken over. This is mother fucking America first. This is how we do it. No more fucking around.” In April 2023, Jurlina pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds. He was sentenced to 14 days in jail and two years of probation.

Matthew Purse

Wearing a helmet and tactical vest labeled “PRESS,” Matthew Purse taunted an Israeli journalist at the Capitol with antisemitic slogans like “The goyim know.” Although Purse claimed to have entered the Capitol as part of a “legitimate news organization,” Purse was no journalist. Instead, he was the operator of a white supremacist website called The Happening Center on which he hosted antisemitic livestreams. Purse was charged with four misdemeanor counts, including entering and remaining in a restricted building and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building.

Brian Scott Jackson

Brian Scott Jackson and his brother Adam Lejay Jackson were arrested for assaulting law enforcement at the Capitol on Jan. 6. According to the criminal complaint against the Jacksons, Brian Jackson could be seen hurling an American flag attached to a pole at police officers while his brother charged at officers with a stolen riot shield. The complaint also noted that in a text exchange with an individual, whom Brian Jackson asked to delete incriminating videos, Jackson used the N-word. Court documents also show that Brian Jackson has tattoos of swastikas and a knight with “WK” on its back. “WK” refers to the White Knights, a white supremacist prison gang that Brian Jackson joined. Both Brian and Adam Jackson face several charges, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.

Chris Carnell and David Bowman

Chris Carnell and David Bowman, a pair of friends from North Carolina, were deeply enmeshed in the white nationalist America First movement. In a group chat that included insurrectionist Aiden Bilyard (a.k.a. “HarvardSweats“), Carnell and Bowman posted photos of themselves with white nationalist leaders Nick Fuentes and Tim Gionet. Both Carnell and Bowman entered the Senate chamber, where Carnell was filmed going through Sen. Ted Cruz’s papers. When one person accused Sen. Cruz of “sell[ing] us out” over objecting to the counting of electoral votes, Carnell replied that Cruz was “on our side.” Carnell and Bowman have been charged with obstruction of an official proceeding.

Matthew Baggott

Matthew Baggott walked through the Capitol wearing a red “Make America Great Again” shirt and a blue “America First” hat. Baggott was also photographed in attendance at a speech given by Nick Fuentes during the far-right Million MAGA March that took place on Dec. 12, 2020. The criminal complaint states that Baggott and another insurrectionist, Stewart Parks, entered the Capitol building and “move[d] throughout” it for half an hour before leaving. Baggott pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and was sentenced to three months in jail.

Jeremy Baouche

Jeremy Baouche was a submarine engineer who held a “secret security clearance” at Electric Boat — a Defense Department contractor — when he joined the mob that forced its way into the Capitol building. In an undated Instagram photo, Baouche can be seen holding what appears to be a rocket launcher and wearing a blue “America First” hat. Another photo shows him posing with Trump loyalist and conspiracy theorist Roger Stone. Baouche pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building and was sentenced to 30 days’ incarceration.

Leonard Pearso “Pearce” Ridge IV

Leonard Pearso Ridge IV was embedded with a group of America First “groypers” on Jan. 6 before he illegally entered the Capitol building. Ridge, who also listened to Nick Fuentes speak at the Million MAGA March and a Stop the Steal rally in Pennsylvania, took videos of the insurrection and uploaded them to Snapchat. In one video Ridge could be heard shouting “America first, bitch!” Additionally, in Snapchat texts Ridge wrote “We bro [sic] down McConnells [sic] door and nacy pelosios [sic] door and raid the offices.” Ridge pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and was sentenced to 14 days in jail.

Michael Alan Jones

A white supremacist, sex offender, and federal informant, Michael Alan Jones fought police alongside members of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, 2021. Jones reportedly “joined a fight at the West Plaza and pulled away barricades at a police line before going inside the Capitol and carrying out a broken furniture leg.” However, Jones was only arrested for violating the D.C. curfew that day. Jones not only marched and rallied with the Proud Boys since 2020, he was also an active member of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front while recruiting for The Base — a violent Neo-Nazi organization. Jones later received a suspended sentence with two years of supervised release for a firearm possession charge.

Vitali GossJankowski

Vitali GossJankowski, a former student at D.C.’s Gallaudet University, was filmed “activating” a taser and spitting on and shoving police during the insurrection. GossJankowski was convicted of misdemeanor and felony charges — including obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. In a motion to revoke GossJankowski’s post-trial release while awaiting sentencing, the DOJ shared text messages sent from GossJankowski’s cell phone to a law enforcement officer associated with his case. The messages sent by GossJankowski refer to the officer as a “Stupid Orc,” “disgusting Jewish evil corpulent rabbi,” “Evil Jewish leftist,” and “worse than a bunch of low-functioning ghetto niggers in the ghetto street.”

Nathaniel Noyce

In 2021, Nathaniel Noyce was part of a group of Patriot Front members who rallied in Washington, D.C. only to find their vehicles damaged by antifascists. To add insult to injury, police reports and body cam footage from the incident only helped identify previously anonymous members of the white nationalist group, including Noyce. Noyce — who is currently being sued in federal court over vandalizing a Richmond, VA mural of Arthur Ashe — was also accused of attacking a police officer during the insurrection. He currently faces charges of assaulting law enforcement officers, civil disorder, and violence and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.