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Federal authorities arrest Barton Wade Shively in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 case
Federal authorities arrested Barton Wade Shively, then 53, of Mechanicsburg, in a Pennsylvania Jan. 6 Capitol breach case. The case involved assaulting or impeding officers, restricted-building entry, disorderly conduct, impeding passage, and physical violence on Capitol grounds. NPR records that Shively later pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting or impeding officers. The other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced on June 1, 2023 to 18 months in prison with credit for time served, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution, and a $200 assessment. NPR records a full pardon on January 20, 2025. The NPR archive was checked against the linked CourtListener federal record before insertion.