| Peter Francis Stager | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Truck driver |
| Known For: | Participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack |
| Conviction: | Assaulting, resisting, or impeding a police officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon |
| Conviction Penalty: | 4 years and 4 months in prison |
Peter Francis Stager (born) is an American truck driver and convicted criminal who attacked a police officer with a flagpole during the January 6 United States Capitol attacks.
Peter Francis Stager is a truck driver from Conway, Arkansas[1] who was born in .
While participating in the January 6 United States Capitol attacks he assaulted a Metropolitan Police Department officer with a flagpole, striking him three times. Video footage from the day captured Stager stating that "death is the only remedy" for politicians in the Capitol building.[2]
On January 12, an informant provided his name to the FBI. After voluntarily surrendering to police,[3] Stager was arrested on January 14, 2021,[4] and held in Pulaski County Detention Center and the D. C. jail[5] He was indicted by a grand jury, and his trial was initially delayed.[6]
Stager pleaded guilty to "assaulting, resisting, or impeding a police officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon" on February 16, 2023. On July 24, 2023, he was sentenced to four years and four months in prison by judge Rudolph Contreras.[7]