Ronald Sandlin

Ronald Sandlin
Ronald Sandlin
Born	1986 or 1987; Mexico
Other names	Ronnie
Citizenship	United States of America
Occupation	Internet marketer
Known for	January 6 United States Capitol attack criminality
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512); Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers (18 U.S.C. § 1512)
Criminal penalty	63 months imprisonment; $2,000 fine (later increased by $20,000)

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

In December 2022, he 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.

Early life

Sandlin was born in Mexico^[1] and later adopted by a father who was a chemical engineer and a mother who was a school teacher.^[2]

Career and views

Sandlin worked as an internet marketer.^[3]

He is no longer a Donald Trump supporter and no longer believes there was mass voter fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election.^[4]

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."^[5] 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".^[5]

On January 6, 2021, Sandlin trespassed into the United States Capitol building where he attempted to forcibly remove a police officer's helmet, removed an oil painting from the wall, stole a book, and smoked marijuana.^[3]^[6] Sandlin filmed himself telling police officers "You’re going to die, get out of the way!"^[6]

He was arrested in Las Vegas on January 29, 2021.^[3] 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.^[2] While in detention awaiting trial, Sandlin threatened a prison worker with a chair.^[3] While in jail awaiting trial, Sandlin announced that he was working out a deal with Netflix to sell footage filmed by him on January 6.^[7] He also claimed to have met with Dinesh D'Souza and to have discussed his activities with podcaster Joe Rogan.^[7]

Sandlin pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers and to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding on September 30, 2022.^[6]^[3] He was sentenced to 63 months in prison and fined $2,000.^[3] In court, he expressed remorse and regret.^[3] After court discussions about an online fundraising campaign that Sandlin organised, the judge fined him an extra $20,000.^[8]