Richard Barnett | |
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| Born | Richard Morris Barnett May 1960 (age 64) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Known for | January 6 United States Capitol attack |
| Conviction(s) | Eight charges including: civil disorder, disorderly conduct in a capitol building, and theft of government property |
| Criminal penalty | 54 months confinement, 36 months probation, $2,000 fine |
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Richard Morris "Bigo" Barnett (born May 1960)[1][2][3] is an American convicted felon who took part in the United States Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. A photograph of Barnett with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office in the Capitol building became one of the most prominent images of the January 6 attack.
In 2023, he was convicted of eight crimes, including four felonies.[4] He was sentenced to 54 months of incarceration on May 24, 2023.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
psrmemphiswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Capitol rioter who posed with feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk found guilty". BBC News. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jan. 6 rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to 4.5 years in prison". NBC News. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia (January 23, 2023). "Arkansas Man Who Put His Feet on Desk in the Offices of Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach". www.justice.gov. Washington DC: Department of Justice. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.