Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 23
- Location
- Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On Jan. 6, 2021, Andrew Ericson took at least two photos of himself inside the U.S. Capitol and posted them to his Snapchat account, according to court documents. He also allegedly livestreamed himself entering and walking around the building and taking a beer out of a refrigerator in what appears to be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, according to court documents. According to local news reports, Ericson's father, Stuart Ericson, is a former Oklahoma state representative.
Case History
Ericson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 12/10/2021 to 20 days of intermittent confinement (serving the sentence on consecutive weekends); 24 months of probation; $10.00 Special Assessment; $500 in restitution. Ericson 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.