Jeremy Ryan

Jeremy Ryan, known as “Segway Jeremy”, is an American protester. In 2011, he was called "the face of the Wisconsin Capitol Protests" which included the Capitol Occupation, the movement that some claim inspired the Occupy movement. The protests were against Scott Walkers’s Act 10. Ryan became notable during his frequent capitol protests in Madison, Wisconsin. He often used a segway vehicle to get around the capitol, earning him the name, “Segway Jeremy”. Ryan is the founding director of Defending Wisconsin Political Action Committee, that took part in the attempt to recall Governor Scott Walker in 2011/2012. Ryan is most known for his continuous protests against Wisconsin Department of Administration’s rules prohibiting the use of signs in the rotunda. The rules were later revoked. He is also known for his supposed Cannabis activism. in October 2018, Ryan was arrested for attempting to buy radioactive material allegedly to be used to poison an unnamed target. He became the first person to be charged under 18 USC 2332i - Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, a charge that was dismissed February 12, 2020. He plead guilty to the unlawful attempt of purchasing radioactive material and was sentenced to time served.