20-year-old Cary man at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to assaulting officers
Aiden Henry Bilyard plead guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a deadly and dangerous weapon.
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A Cary man has pleaded guilty to one of several charges in a plea deal for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol.
Aiden Henry Bilyard pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a deadly and dangerous weapon.
The statement includes a sequence where Bilyard, who was 19 at the time, used a baseball bat to smash part of a window at the Capitol and encouraged people to enter the building.
Investigators said that Bilyard chanted, "Window! Window! Break it!”
Bilyard's other charges are being dropped, including:
- civil disorder and aiding and abetting
- destruction of government property
- entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon
- engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon
- disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon
- disorderly conduct in the Capitol Grounds or buildings
- act of physical violence in the Capitol Grounds or buildings
He was arrested in Raleigh in November 2021 and indicted in January.
Bilyard is in federal custody pending sentencing. He is also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
On Feb. 28, Bilyard pleaded not guilty. He requested a change of plea hearing on Sept. 6.
Bilyard's sentencing is set for Feb. 2, 2023. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and the possibility of fines.
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