Draft:List of participants to the January 6 United States Capitol Attack

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The following is a list of participants to the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Each party listed has had at least one member or adherent arrested for their involvement.

Pro-Trump[edit]

Militant groups[edit]

Bolded groups represent direct involvement in the attack.

Group Involvement References
Proud Boys
Main article: Planning of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The militant groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers conspired to stop, delay, or hinder the Electoral College certification. During the attack, members of the groups led several of the first breaches into the capitol. Multiple members and leaders of both groups were arrested and charged. 		[1][2][3][4][5]
Oath Keepers
Three Percenters Multiple members of the Three Percenters participated in the attack, and 6 were arrested. Specifically, a group of four men created the "DC Brigade" and conspired to attack the capitol. The national leaders condemned the violence and dissolved the group. [6][7][8]
Last Sons of Liberty The Last Sons of Liberty is a faction of the Boogaloo movement. The militant group was present at the capitol and first claimed participation on Parler. [9][10]
Texas Freedom Force The Texas Freedom Force is a Texas-based militant group. A man affiliated with the group was arrested for his participation. The group denied attending. [11][12]
Anticom Anticom is a defunct far-right militant group. A founding member of the group was present at the attack. [13]
NSC-131 NSC-131 is a far-right, neo-Nazi militant group. The group announced its participation on social media, and sources differ on whether or not members were arrested. [14][15][16]
Ohio State Regular Militia 4 people associated with the group participated in the attack. [17]
Genesee County Volunteer Militia One person associated with the group participated in the attack.
"Unknown Virginia Militia"
"Unknown Militia"
Fraternal Order of Alt-Knights Two people associated with the group participated in the attack.

Other groups or movements[edit]

Group Involvement References
Patriot movement Many adherents of the Patriot movement participated in the attack. [18]
Qanon conspiracy The QAnon conspiracy movement had a major presence during the attack. 93 defendants charged for involvement were either adherents or had promoted aspects of the conspiracies, and many other groups had ties to it. [19][20][21]

Government forces[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, Carrie. "Proud Boys leader Tarrio, four others, charged with seditious conspiracy". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Mangan, Dan. "Feds charge five people with conspiracy in Capitol riot, several marched with Proud Boys". cnbc.com. CNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ Polantz, Katelyn. "Oath Keepers founder directed Capitol rioters on January 6, Justice Department says". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ Cheney, Kyle. "New evidence suggests 'alliance' between Oath Keepers, Proud Boys ahead of Jan. 6". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ Lynch, Sarah. "Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years in prison, longest Jan. 6 sentence yet". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Six California Men, Four of Whom Self-Identify as Members of "Three-Percenter" Militias, Indicted on Conspiracy Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach". Justice Department. June 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Fischer, Jordan. "Four men linked to Three Percenters militia convicted of Jan. 6 conspiracy". wusa9.com. WUSA 9. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "TTPO's Final Statement - The Three Percenters - Original". thethreepercenters.org. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Thompson, A.C.; Hassan, Lisa; Hajj, Karim. "The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government". propublica.org. Propublica. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ^ Gais, Hannah; Cruz, Freddy. "FAR-RIGHT INSURRECTIONISTS ORGANIZED CAPITOL SIEGE ON PARLER". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ^ Peiser, Jaclyn. "Guy Reffitt, who allegedly threatened his children not to turn him in over Capitol riot, was arrested Saturday". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  12. ^ "SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT JAN 6th". txfreedomforce.org. Texas Freedom Force. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  13. ^ Thompson, A.C.; Fischer, Ford. "Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot". pbs.org. PBS. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  14. ^ Somos, Christy (8 January 2021). "These are some of the extremist groups responsible for the violence on Capitol Hill". CTVNews. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Nationalist Social Club (NSC-131)". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Rapoport, David C. (2021). "The Capitol Attack and the 5th Terrorism Wave". Terrorism and Political Violence. 33 (5): 912–916. doi:10.1080/09546553.2021.1932338. S2CID 236457455.
  17. ^ "January 6th Defendants with Connections to Extremist Groups/Movements". start.umd.edu. START. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  18. ^ Neiwert, David. "Patriots of the Insurrectionist Kind". pbs.org. PBS. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  19. ^ Jensen, Michael. "It wasn't just Proud Boys. Interconnected extremists converged on Jan. 6". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  20. ^ Mallin, Alexander. "Jan. 6 mob 'ringleader,' QAnon follower sentenced in Capitol attack". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  21. ^ "QAnon emerges as recurring theme of criminal cases tied to US Capitol siege". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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