Richard Morris "Bigo" Barnett (born May 1960)[1][2][3] is an American convicted felon who took part in the United States Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.

A photograph of Barnett with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office in the Capitol building became one of the most prominent images of the January 6 attack.

[8] On January 6, 2021, photojournalist Saul Loeb was working for the newswire service Agence France-Presse, assigned to document the joint session of Congress.

[9] Hours later, the Capitol was breached by a violent mob led by members of the Proud Boys militia who planned to use violence to stop the transfer of power.

[9] Barnett put his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, after trespassing into the U.S. Capitol armed with a stun gun.

One highlighted the smugness"[13] The photograph was described in The Washington Post as "one of the more shocking images in a day filled with them", while ABC News characterized it as "infamous".

[17] Loeb, a 2004 alumnus of the University of Arizona School of Journalism, was profiled by his alma mater and he was widely interviewed about his experience in the Speaker's office.

[22][23] After approximately two hours of jury deliberation,[24] Barnett was found guilty of all charges in January 2023,[2] including civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding.

At the sentencing prosecution brought up Barnett's attempt to profit from his crimes by selling autographed photos of himself in Pelosi's office, and the fact that several Capitol staffers left public service due to trauma caused by the riot.

[28] On September 1, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Prisons [FBP] inmate locator page showed Richard Barnett, age 63, incarcerated at FCI Oakdale, a low security 835-inmate federal correctional institution located in Oakdale, Louisiana; the FBP inmate entry for Barnett then showed: "Release Date: 02/12/2027".

In March 2024 FBP lists Barnett as being held at FCI Seagoville, near Dallas, Texas, with a release date of August 16, 2026, with inmate number 24841-509.