Some of the defendants are accused of bringing weapons to Capitol Hill. Others were photographed ransacking the building. Many are charged with unlawful entry or violent entry.
Here’s what we know about some of those who have been charged.
Barnett, of Arkansas, was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6 riots, authorities say.
Federal authorities say he was taken into custody two days later in Little Rock.
Barnett, known as Bigo, was caught on video surveillance entering Pelosi’s office area around 2:50 p.m. ET with an American flag and cell phone and leaving six minutes later with only his cell phone, according to court documents. He was photographed with his boot propped on a desk and the flag draped nearby.
He later spoke with news media outlets and was captured on video holding an envelope from Pelosi’s office. Barnett told a reporter, “I did not steal it.” He said he took the envelope because he had bled on it and “put a quarter on her desk,” according to court filings signed by a special agent with US Capitol Police.
He is in FBI custody, according to the sheriff’s office in Benton County, Arkansas.
Barnett “will answer the accusations made against him in court at the appropriate time,” the office of his attorney, Anthony Siano, wrote in a January 14 email to CNN.
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Jacob Anthony Chansley
He was taken into custody January 9 and was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, federal authorities said.
An indictment filed January 11 shows Chansley is facing additional charges as well, now totaling six. He is now charged with civil disorder; obstruction of an official proceeding; entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and demonstrating in a Capitol building.
Chansley had called the FBI the day after the attack and confirmed to the agency he was the person seen in photos in the vice president’s chair in the Senate, a court document reads.
In a subsequent court memorandum filed in an attempt to keep him detained, prosecutors say Chansley left a note for Vice President Mike Pence on the dais where Pence had stood that morning, and in it he wrote that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”
Chansley told the FBI that he did not mean the note as a threat, but said Pence was a “child-trafficking traitor,” and went on a diatribe about President-elect Joe Biden and other politicians being traitors, the prosecutors wrote.
Chansley’s attorney, Al Watkins, told CNN on January 14 that Chansley “wasn’t violent.”
“He didn’t cross over any police lines. He didn’t assault anyone,” Watkins said.
Watkins said Chansley “loved Trump, every word.”
“He listened to him. He felt like he was answering the call of our President,” said Watkins, who said Chansley hopes for a presidential pardon.
He served in the US Navy from 2005 to October 2007, records show.
Lonnie Leroy Coffman
Prosecutors say Coffman, of Falkville, Alabama, was arrested after authorities found 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun in his truck parked two blocks from the Capitol during the riot.
A grand jury indicted him January 11 on 17 criminal counts, including a federal charge of unlawful possession of a destructive device. It also included charges alleging he possessed ammunition, unregistered firearms and firearms without a license in violation of District of Columbia laws.
Coffman had parked his pickup truck on the morning of January 6 near the National Republican Club, a block from the US Capitol, according to court documents. Capitol police started searching the truck after seeing a firearm handle in a passenger seat, the documents say.
Inside the truck were 11 Mason jars with liquid, with a hole punched in the top of each; lighters and rags; several weapons including a handgun, an assault-style rifle, a shotgun, a crossbow with bolts, a stun gun and several machetes; several large-capacity ammunition feeding devices; and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to a memorandum that prosecutors filed January 12 in support of his detention.
Coffman told law enforcement that the jars “contained a mixture of melted Styrofoam and gasoline,” according to the detention memo.
That combination could have the effect of napalm, and federal investigators concluded the 11 jars and related items were “parts designed to create … Molotov cocktails,” the detention memo reads.
Investigators also found handwritten notes in Coffman’s truck that included a quote about the need “to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution,” according to court records.
The notes also included the names of a Democratic member of Congress that he singled out for being Muslim, and an Obama-appointed judge. The handwritten notes also contained references to right-wing conspiracy websites, according to the records.
Prosecutors have not accused Coffman of participating in the attack on the Capitol building. His lawyer, Tony Miles, said at a hearing on January 12 that Coffman was “innocent” of the charges and questioned the strength of the case. He noted that Coffman was an Army veteran who fought in Vietnam.
A federal judge ruled January 12 that Coffman would remain in jail while he awaits trial on the weapons charges.
Jenny Cudd
Cudd, a former mayoral candidate in Midland, Texas, faces two charges, according to the US Department of Justice.
Cudd, who posted a video on the eve of the riot in which she talked about how the next day was going to be a “ruckus,” is charged with knowingly entering a restricted building and knowingly impeding or disrupting the orderly conduct of government business.
A criminal complaint states that Cudd and another person were photographed inside the Capitol and that Cudd livestreamed a video on Facebook sometime after the actual forced entry of the building.
“Jenny Cudd also stated in the video, the following indicating her presence inside the US Capitol, ‘We did break down the Nancy Pelosi’s office door and somebody stole her gavel and took a picture sitting in the chair flipping off the camera,'” the court document says.
Don Flanary, Cudd’s lawyer, told CNN that she “was arrested by the FBI this (Wednesday) morning and brought before a magistrate in Midland.” She has been released on bond.
Flanary said Cudd plans to plead not guilty.
Derrick Evans
Evans was charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A federal magistrate judge in West Virginia released Evans on his personal recognizance after he appeared in court January 8, according to court records.
“The past few days have certainly been a difficult time for my family, colleagues and myself, so I feel it’s best at this point to resign my seat in the House and focus on my personal situation and those I love,” Evans said in a news release on the West Virginia legislature’s website.
“I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians. I hope this action I take today can remove any cloud of distraction from the state Legislature, so my colleagues can get to work in earnest building a brighter future for our state.”
CNN obtained video that federal prosecutors say Evans livestreamed on Facebook — and later deleted — while in the crowd.
Although he deleted the video, according to a criminal complaint, someone uploaded a copy of it to Reddit. Prosecutors claim in the criminal complaint that Evans is the man heard in the video.
“We’re in,” Evans yells once inside the Capitol, as others continue to enter the building.
Evans has said he only filmed the event as an “independent member of the media to film history,” though it does not appear he has any experience working as one.
Evans’ lawyer, John Bryan, declined to provide comment to CNN about the charges.
However, Bryan told CNN in a statement January 7 that his client “had no choice but to enter” the Capitol due to the size of the crowd he was in, and that “it wasn’t apparent to Mr. Evans that he wasn’t allowed to follow the crowd into this public area of the Capitol, inside which members of the public were already located.”
Douglas Jensen
Jensen — dressed in a QAnon T-shirt — is also seen gesturing toward another Capitol police officer in an Associated Press photo taken by photojournalist Manuel Balce Ceneta.
FBI officials presented Jensen to Polk County Jail for processing on January 9.
He faces federal charges including unlawfully entering the Capitol, disrupting government business, violent entry and parading in a Capitol building and blocking law enforcement during the riot, according to the FBI.
CNN’s attempts to contact a lawyer for Jensen weren’t immediately successful.
Adam Johnson
Johnson was charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; one count of theft of government property; and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Attorneys for Johnson said a viral picture showing him with carrying the lectern at the Capitol could be problematic moving forward with his case, according to the affiliate.
“Mr. Johnson, clearly, is taking this very seriously,” attorney David Bigney said, according to video posted by WFTS.
“What we’re dealing with is a lot of notoriety, simply because of a photograph that was taken in an instant, a lot of judgment based on that photograph, which has led to death threats to Adam and his family.”
Klete Keller
Keller was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstructing law enforcement engaged in official duties incident to civil disorder, according to documents filed in US District Court in Washington, DC.
It is unclear whether Keller is in custody. CNN has been unable to contact Keller for comment.
The court documents say Keller was identified by media outlets such as SwimSwam, which covers competitive swimming.
FBI Special Agent Matthew R. Barofsky wrote in court documents that he confirmed Keller’s identity by comparing riot photos to his Colorado driver’s license.
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.
He was charged with making interstate threats to Pelosi and possession of an unregistered firearm.
In court documents, the FBI wrote that it found Meredith in a Washington hotel room after getting a tip about one of the texts. He had driven to Washington but arrived too late to attend the rally that preceded the riot, the court documents say.
Meredith had sent a text message on January 6 that said he was headed to Washington with “a s**t ton of … armor piercing ammo,” and another on January 7 saying that he was thinking of “putting a bullet in [Pelosi’s] noggin on Live TV,” according to court documents.
On January 7, he also texted about running Pelosi over, the court documents read. Meredith punctuated his messages with purple devil emojis, and used slurs for women to refer to Pelosi, authorities said.
At one point, after a recipient of the texts expressed concern, Meredith replied back, ‘Lol, jus havin fun,'” the court documents read.
Meredith let the FBI search his hotel room, phone, truck and its trailer. Inside the trailer, agents found two guns — a 9 mm Glock 19 pistol and a Tavor X95 assault-style rifle — and “approximately hundreds of rounds of ammunition,” the court documents say.
Meredith was scheduled to appear in court on January 13.
CNN’s attempts to reach Meredith’s attorney for comment weren’t immediately successful.
Eric Gavelek Munchel
Munchel, of Tennessee, was identified as the man seen in photos and videos inside the Capitol wearing paramilitary gear and carrying plastic restraints, an item in a holster on his right hip, and a cell phone mounted on his chest with the camera facing outward, according to an affidavit in the criminal complaint filed against him in US District Court in Washington, DC.
Munchel had been first stopped by law enforcement officers on January 6 because he was carrying a Taser while attending the rally, telling them it was for self-protection, according to his charging documents.
The FBI followed images of Munchel leaving the hotel without a face mask and carrying a drink as President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters, just before the assault on the Capitol.
Nick Ochs
Ochs, founder of Proud Boys Hawaii, was arrested January 7 at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, authorities said.
He was charged with one count of unlawful entry into restricted buildings or grounds and was released from jail January 11 ahead of his next court date, set for January 27.
Ochs claimed in the interview with CNN that he was working as a professional journalist when he entered the Capitol, and that he didn’t go into any congressional offices or the chambers.
Robert Keith Packer
Before his arrest, Packer had not responded to CNN’s requests for comment.
An image of the sweatshirt, bearing the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II, evoked shock and disbelief on social media. The bottom of the shirt stated, “Work brings freedom,” which is the rough translation of the phrase “Arbeit macht frei” that was on the camp’s gates.
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker
Robertson and Fracker, two officers with Virginia’s Rocky Mount Police Department, were charged with entering restricted grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to federal court documents released January 13.
Robertson and Fracker — off-duty at the time — posed for a photo in front of a statue of a Revolutionary War general in the Capitol during the riot, with one making an obscene hand sign, according to the federal complaint.
The two appear to have been the first law enforcement officers charged with criminal violations related to the riots.
They shared the photo with colleagues, and Robertson later posted it online, court records say.
The photo was taken after the Capitol was in lockdown, court documents read.
Prosecutors also found a social media post from Robertson that says he was “f***ing PROUD” of the photo, according to the complaint.
The complaint says that Fracker, in his own social media post, acknowledged the photo of him inside the Capitol and wrote “sorry I hate freedom?”
“There was absolutely no indication that we were anything but welcome to check out certain places,” Robertson told WSET. “We did not participate in any violence or property damage.”
The complaint cites reports that Robertson claimed he had been escorted “in” by Capitol police and that he made social posts that he had “attacked the government.”
Brad Rukstales
He has been charged with “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; or knowingly, with intent to impede government business or official functions, engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds,” the Justice Department said.
“It was great to see a whole bunch of people together in the morning and hear the speeches, but it turned into chaos,” Rukstales told CNN affiliate WBBM, admitting he was inside the Capitol.
“I had nothing to do with charging anybody or anything, or any of that,” he said. “I was at the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Andrew Williams
Williams, a firefighter-paramedic with the Sanford Fire Department, appeared in federal court January 12 and was released on a $25,000 signature bond, documents show.
Williams’ attorney blamed Trump and Capitol police for the attack.
“The President and the Capitol police encouraged despicable behavior,” Vince Citro told CNN affiliate WESH.
Kevin and Hunter Seefried
A man who was photographed holding a Confederate flag in the Capitol was arrested January 14 in Delaware in connection with the riot, as was his son, the Justice Department said.
Kevin Seefried and his son, Hunter Seefried, have been charged with entering or remaining on restricted grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court in Washington, DC.
It was not immediately clear whether the two men had an attorney. CNN on January 14 attempted to reach the federal public defender in Wilmington, Delaware, to see whether it was representing them.
Both Seefrieds spoke to the FBI separately about being in the crowd that breached the Capitol, according to the criminal complaint.
Prosecutors alleged that the Seefrieds “entered the Senate Building through a broken window … Shortly thereafter, Kevin Seefried was photographed holding a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building,” the Justice Department said in a news release.
Kevin Seefried told the FBI he had brought the Confederate flag with him to Washington from his home in Delaware, where he normally displays it outside, according to the complaint.
The father-son duo had come to the Capitol on January 6 to hear Trump speak and they marched to the Capitol following a person with a bullhorn, they told the FBI, according to the complaint.
The FBI learned of the men’s names after one of Hunter Seefried’s coworkers reported he had bragged about being inside the Capitol building with his father, the complaint says. Hunter Seefried is alleged to have punched glass out of a window in the Capitol, according to the court documents.
CNN’s Michelle Krupa, Paul P. Murphy, Rob Kuznia, Ashley Fantz, Phil Gast, Andy Rose, Matt Egan, Caroline Kelly, Konstantin Toropin, Raja Razek, Kay Jones, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.