Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General | https://www.justice.gov/
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General | https://www.justice.gov/
A North Carolina man, Curtis Davis, was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The incident disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.
Davis, aged 45 and hailing from Snow Hill, North Carolina, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release with six months on home detention. Additionally, he was ordered by U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta to pay $2,000 in restitution. Davis had previously pleaded guilty on June 10, 2024, to one count of assaulting officers.
Court documents reveal that around 3:00 p.m. on January 6th, Davis entered the Capitol through the East Rotunda doors and proceeded into the Rotunda where he attacked a Metropolitan Police Department officer and attempted to seize their baton.
At approximately 3:09 p.m., Davis punched an MPD officer's face shield and ignored orders to leave. He later assaulted another officer and forcibly took a riot shield which he used against police efforts.
Despite being expelled from the Rotunda initially, Davis returned with other rioters attempting to breach police lines again. He eventually reached the front line and struck an officer's riot shield multiple times.
Later that night, court records indicate that Davis recorded police officers with his phone before filming his fist and commenting about using it against faces at the Capitol.
The FBI arrested him on December 8, 2023, in Snow Hill.
The case is prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia along with assistance from several federal agencies including FBI's Charlotte and Washington Field Offices.
Since January 6th over 1,532 individuals have been charged across nearly all states for crimes related to this event; more than 571 were charged specifically for assaulting or impeding law enforcement officers.
The investigation continues as authorities encourage anyone with information regarding these events to contact them via provided channels.
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