A Texas man, Luke Russell Coffee, has been found guilty of multiple offenses related to the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The charges include six felonies such as civil disorder and two counts of assaulting law enforcement officers using a weapon. Additionally, he was convicted for entering a restricted building with a weapon and disorderly conduct in a restricted area.
Coffee's actions contributed to disrupting a joint session of Congress intended to certify the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. He is scheduled for sentencing on April 24, 2025.
Court documents reveal that Coffee arrived at the Capitol shortly after 4:15 p.m. on January 6 and moved toward an entrance covered by an archway. Video evidence shows him making statements to the crowd before confronting U.S. Capitol police officers and Metropolitan Police attempting to secure the building.
At approximately 4:28 p.m., Coffee retrieved a crutch from nearby and approached the line of officers with it raised above his head. He then lowered it and pushed against the police line. Body camera footage recorded him making physical contact with an officer before charging aggressively at another officer with the crutch.
The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia alongside the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section, with assistance from the Northern District of Texas.
The FBI’s Dallas Field Office led the investigation with support from its Washington Field Office, which identified Coffee as #108 on its AFO list, along with help from U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department.
Since January 6, over 1,572 individuals across nearly all states have faced charges related to the Capitol breach, including more than 590 charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement officers—a felony offense. The investigation continues.
Individuals with information are encouraged to contact authorities via phone or online channels provided by the FBI.