Federal authorities arrest Ryan Stephen Samsel in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 case

Federal authorities arrested Ryan Stephen Samsel, then 37, of Pennsylvania, in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 Capitol breach case. The case involved civil disorder, assaulting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, restricted-building entry with a dangerous weapon, disorderly conduct, physical violence, and obstruction. NPR records that Samsel later was found guilty on eight charges after a bench trial. The court later dismissed the obstruction charge. NPR records that the government moved to dismiss the case with prejudice on January 21, 2025. The NPR archive was checked against the linked CourtListener federal record before insertion.