Jan 22, 2025 · Barnett faced enhanced penalties for carrying a “dangerous weapon” — a stun gun walking stick — into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Barnett was sentenced to 54 months in prison. He self-reported to a prison in Louisiana on Aug. 1, 2023, and was moved to the Texas prison in …

Judge Christopher "Casey" Cooper allowed Barnett to be released from jail on April 27, 2021, warning him that it was a test, and noting Barnett's "outlandish behavior and attempts to avoid detection after the riot, brandishing of guns in public, taking a stun gun into the Capitol and his possible adherence to some QAnon conspiracy theories".

Oct 1, 2024 · Barnett was found guilty in 2023 of obstruction of an official proceeding, theft of government property, and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous...

Richard "Bigo" Barnett, one of the most prominent figures convicted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, has been released from prison after being pardoned by President...

Oct 1, 2024 · Richard “Bigo” Barnett, the Gravette man famous for a photo taken during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, won’t be returning home anytime soon. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper, ruling...

5 days ago · He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. He was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. On January 21st, shortly after taking office, President Trump granted a sweeping pardon of...

Jan 21, 2025 · Richard "Bigo" Barnett of Gravette was released from the federal prison in Seagoville, Texas, at about 11 p.m. Monday, said Randilee Giamusso, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons....

Jan 21, 2025 · WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Richard "Bigo" Barnett, one of the most prominent figures convicted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, has been released from prison after being...

Aug 23, 2024 · Richard “Bigo” Barnett, one of the more infamous Jan. 6, 2021 rioters, said Thursday that the federal government does not plan to defend his obstruction conviction as he appeals his case,...

Mar 4, 2021 · Richard Barnett, 60, the man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, called in from jail for Thursday’s, March 4, hearing.