Ronald Sandlin

Ronald Sandlin is an American internet marketer and convicted felon who took part in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.

In December 2022, Sandlin was jailed for 63 months after pleading guilty to his crimes and fined $2,000. A few days later, the judge increased the fine by $20,000. Sandlin was released from custody on December 3, 2024.

On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged with crimes connected to January 6, including Sandlin.

Early life Sandlin was born in Mexico and later adopted by a father who was a chemical engineer and a mother who was a school teacher.

Career and views Sandlin worked as an internet marketer.

Capitol attack In the days prior to the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Sandlin used Facebook to share a photo of fellow insurrectionist Josiah Colt holding a firearm with the caption "My fellow patriot sleeping ready for the boogaloo on Jan. 6." Sandlin, Colt, and Nathaniel DeGrave then drove to Washington, D.C. in a rented car and, according to US federal prosecutors, brought "gas and face masks, helmets, shin guards, protective gear, one Glock pistol, a bodyguard pocket pistol, knives, a slingshot, a handheld taser/stun gun, an expandable baton, walkie talkies and two cans of bear mace". Sandlin filmed himself telling police officers "You’re going to die, get out of the way!" During his February 1, 2021, pre-trial hearing, he pleaded with the judge to be allowed to stay with his parents while awaiting trial, but was remanded in custody.

Sandlin pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers and to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding on September 30, 2022.

Sandlin was released from custody on December 3, 2024.

On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to Sandlin and roughly 1,500 other individuals charged with crimes connected to January 6.

He appears in the 2023 documentary The Insurrectionist Next Door.

Personal life Sandlin was aged 35 in 2022.

As of December 2022, Sandlin owed $500,000 in unpaid taxes.