WASHINGTON - A Florida man was sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Nathaniel Tuck was sentenced to 14 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,000 in fines and restitution by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly on Jan. 8, 2025.

Nathaniel Tuck is a 32-year-old resident of Florida and a former police officer. As of January 6, 2021, Tuck was a member of the "Space Coast" chapter of the Proud Boys organization based in Central Florida.

On Jan. 6, 2021, Nathaniel Tuck marched to the Capitol with a group of approximately 100 Proud Boys and entered the Capitol grounds with the group around 12:52 p.m. Tuck and his co-defendants remained in the West Plaza for nearly an hour. As officers on the west side of the Capitol were overrun, they traversed the north lawn to the east side of the Capitol. The group encountered a line of officers who were attempting to stop the crowd from advancing to the building. At approximately 2:16 p.m., the group, including Defendant, breached the line of officers, and Defendant advanced toward the Capitol building with his co-defendants Kevin Tuck, Arthur Jackman, and Eddie George.

They then approached the building and the Senate Carriage Door at approximately 2:18 p.m. After arriving at the door, Nathaniel Tuck moved to the front of the crowd and attempted to enter the building as police officers were attempting to remove rioters from inside the building. Nathaniel Tuck was the sole member of his co-defendants who successfully pushed his way past a line of multiple Capitol Police officers, making physical contact with at least one officer as he did so. Nathaniel Tuck spent most of the next hour inside the Capitol building, where he berated officers, shouting at them and calling them "communists." After leaving the building at approximately 3:12 p.m., Tuck posed for a celebratory photograph on Capitol grounds with his co-defendants and other Proud Boys, then bragged in a text message conversation with family members that he had "[f]ought the police."

In March 2021, in text messages with his father about FBI investigations into other Proud Boys, Nathaniel Tuck stated, "Politics won't save us. Violence is the only way we will win."

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting this case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.

This case was investigated by the FBI's Tampa and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department.

In the 48 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,583 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 600 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.