Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- California
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; 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; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
“The snow will turn red with blood again on January 6, 2021,” posted Biao Qu on Twitter, days before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, according to court documents. Qu also re-tweeted a post, which read: “On January 6, bring your gun to Washington to show your firepower.” According to the FBI, Qu arrived in Washington, DC, on Jan. 5 and the following day attended the rally organized by former President Donald Trump. CCTV and social media footage appear to show Qu entering the Capitol building, walking around the Rotunda and in Statuary Hall. In a video he took of himself inside the building, he can be heard in Mandarin saying: “We are inside the Capitol. We have not seen any Senators or Congressmen yet.” In August that same year, the FBI interviewed Qu at his workplace. He denied having entered the Capitol and refused to answer any more questions after agents showed him images of himself inside the building. The FBI received approximately 41 tips identifying Qu inside the Capitol.
Case History
Qu pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 3/31/2025. On 1/23/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
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.