David Gietzen biography: 13 things about US Capitol rioter from Sanford, North Carolina

David Joseph Gietzen is an American man from Sanford, North Carolina, United States. The state is around 318 miles away from Washington, D.C., USA.

On November 3, 2020, Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election, defeating Donald Trump. On January 6, 2021, Gietzen and other supporters of Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. while a joint session of the U.S. Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Biden’s victory.

Who is David Joseph Gietzen?

Gietzen is a former programming engineer. He attended Central Carolina Community College in Sanford and North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Aside from Sanford, Gietzen has lived in other parts of North Carolina including Raleigh. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2011 to 2013, he attended Central Carolina Community College where he earned an associate’s degree.
2. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Taco Bell cashier. From 2014 to 2015, he was a Food Lion cashier.
3. From 2014 to 2017, he attended North Carolina State University where he earned his bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering.
4. On January 5, 2021, he traveled to Washington, D.C. with his brother from North Carolina.
5. On January 6, 2021, he entered the U.S. Capitol building wearing a green jacket, blue jeans, knee pads and dark shoes attacked two U.S. Capitol Police officers.
6. On January 16, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a report about text messages in which he and his brother indicated that they wanted to meet others at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 for the U.S. presidential inauguration.
7. On February 14, 2021, a tipster told the FBI that he was one of the U.S. Capitol rioters on January 6, 2021.
8. On March 25, 2022, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui signed a criminal complaint filed by an FBI special agent against him.
9. On May 11, 2022, FBI agents arrested him in Sanford. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with
10. On August 31, 2023, a federal jury convicted him guilty of seven felonies and three misdemeanors.
11. On October 20, 2023, he failed to report to prison to await sentencing so he was declared a fugitive.
12. On December 12, 2023, he was arrested at his mother’s residence in North Carolina.
13. He was 31 years old when U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols sentenced him on April 23, 2024 to 72 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.

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If you have information about someone who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI.