Federal authorities arrest Brian Gundersen in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 case

Federal authorities arrested Brian Gundersen, then 26, of State College, in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 Capitol breach case. The case involved obstruction, assaulting or impeding officers, restricted-building entry, disorderly conduct, and physical violence on Capitol grounds. NPR records that Gundersen later was found guilty of obstruction and assaulting or impeding officers in a stipulated bench trial. He was sentenced on July 25, 2023 to 18 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, a $200 assessment, and $2,000 in restitution. NPR records that the obstruction conviction was later vacated and the case was dismissed with prejudice on January 21, 2025. The NPR archive was checked against the linked CourtListener federal record before insertion.