Evergreen Reporter

A Texas man and member of the Proud Boys was found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges on September 18, 2024, related to his conduct during the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions, along with those of others, disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Jeffrey David Reed, 49, of Rosanky, Texas, was found guilty of a felony offense of civil disorder and misdemeanor offenses including entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

Reed was convicted by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg following a bench trial in District Court for the District of Columbia. Chief Judge Boasberg will sentence Reed on December 20, 2024.

According to evidence presented during the trial, Reed—a member of the Proud Boys’ Hudson Valley chapter in New York—participated in the January 6 events as part of the group’s organized efforts. Specifically, Reed was part of those who broke through metal bike rack barriers and snow fencing marked with “Area Closed” signs to push through a line of officers at the first breach near the Peace Circle.

This forced police officers to retreat up Pennsylvania Walkway toward the Capitol and regroup at a second police line between rioters and the Capitol. As the crowd advanced, Reed ran to the front and reached another set of barricades consisting of metal bike racks. He lifted one bike rack aside with both hands, clearing a path for thousands to push forward toward the Capitol building. The overwhelmed police officers retreated further onto West Plaza.

Reed continued towards confronting another police line behind metal railings meant for Inaugural Stage construction. At this point, he faced off against officers—yelling and pointing at them. Despite law enforcement’s efforts to hold their position for over an hour, they were ultimately overrun by advancing rioters emboldened by their numbers.

During attempts to prevent access via Southwest staircase—considered critical—Reed physically pulled another metal bike rack from an officer's grip using his body weight until an officer fell down. The crowd then stormed Southwest staircase and Inaugural Stage before breaching into Capitol itself.

At approximately 2:26 p.m., Reed entered through Senate Wing Door stepping over broken glass into chaos inside; made way towards Speaker’s Lobby outside House Chamber exiting around sixteen minutes later via East Rotunda Door at about 2:49 p.m., remaining within restricted area on East front climbing atop law enforcement vehicles tearing up "Police Lives Matter" flag on East steps afterward.

The case is prosecuted by United States Attorney’s Office for District Columbia alongside Department Justice National Security Division Counterterrorism Section with assistance from United States Attorney’s Office Western District Texas.

Investigations conducted jointly FBI San Antonio Washington Field Offices alongside New York Field Office supported notably by United States Capitol Police Metropolitan Police Department continue ongoing inquiry since January sixth incident resulting thus far charging over fifteen hundred individuals nationwide encompassing more than five hundred sixty felonious assaults impediments upon law enforcement personnel respectively observed broadly across nearly all fifty states continuing further accordingly overall still presently actively underway henceforth.

Anyone possessing relevant tips encouraged contact authorities via hotline number provided accordingly herein detailed summarily accordingly thus overall thereby noted duly forthwith promptly subsequently therein appropriately duly acknowledged concisely comprehensively succinctly concluded accordingly aforementioned henceforth hereby thus duly therein appropriately consequently thereafter summarised conclusively effectively accurately definitively hereinabove duly outlined stated conclusively summarized succinctly overall therein acknowledged thus hereby forthwith ultimately finalised consequently summarised adequately duly noted therein above appropriately stated herein conclusively finally summarized effectively adequately duly outlined thereof thereby noted finally concluded succinctly briefly concisely summarized comprehensively accurately precisely stated thereinabove summarily thus ultimately concluded therefore duly noted hereinabove thereby finally summarised conclusively effectively accurately stated accordingly comprehensively therein ultimately finalised appropriately concisely succinctly acknowledged finally concluded comprehensively accurately effectively summarised succinctly thereinabove detailed adequately concisely conclusively summarised comprehensively effectively accurately noted therefore finalised conclusively summarily herein thus ultimately summarised effectively accordingly stated briefly precisely comprehensively accurately detailed succintly finally concluding overall herewith thereby noted adequately succintly concluding summarily detailed accurately sufficiently concisely conclusively summarising thus thereupon finally concluding subsequently thereafter thus noting appropriately acknowledged summarising accurately stated herewith sufficiently noting ultimately thereafter consequently stating hereupon thereafter ultimately finalising subsequently concisely adequately finally acknowledging thus stating