Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 41
- Location
- Kingsport, Tennessee
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder (2 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Impeding Ingress and Egress in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Albuquerque Cosper Head is one of three men charged in relation to an assault of law enforcement officers during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Among other charges, federal prosecutors say that, along with Kyle Young and Thomas Sibick, Head assaulted Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone. The indictment contains 13 counts, including civil disorder, robbery and engaging in physical violence on a restricted building or grounds. Head was arrested on April 14, 2021.
Case History
Head pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 10/27/22 to 90 months incarceration; three years of supervised release; $100 special assessment; $2,000 restitution; 100 hours of community service. Head received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.