Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 42
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers using a Dangerous Weapon; Theft of Government Property; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
At least eight people reportedly turned Brian Christopher Mock in to the FBI after seeing photos, videos and comments posted on his and his girlfriend's Facebook accounts indicating he had participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Among them was one video in response to the comment "Pics or it didnt happen," court documents say. Mock also appeared in photos on the Twitter account @SeditionHunters, according to court documents. In police body camera footage from that day, Mock can allegedly be seen shoving a U.S. Capitol Police officer to the ground and kicking him. Later, Mock can allegedly be seen shoving a second officer to the ground and then picking up riot shields and passing them back through the crowd. In a lengthy Facebook post three days before the riot, Mock asks: "Will, many years from now when your children and grandchildren ask what you did in 2021 to save this country, tell them I sat on my couch in fear, compliant, wearing a mask, watching TV and mocking the Patriots on social media because I was brainwashed by the Left and Mainstream media?" He ended with the Latin phrase "Sic semper tyrannis," which means "thus always to tyrants" and implied that tyrants will always be overthrown. Two days after the riot, he reportedly wrote on Facebook: “I went to the Capitol not knowing what to expect but said goodbye to my 4 children, not sure if I was going to come home. I was at peace with that knowledge. I held my own and then some when I watched Capitol police beating women and old men." Privately, he allegedly told one of the witnesses interviewed by the FBI he "beat the s***" out of a police officer.
Case History
Mock pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench Trial on 7/12/2023 found him Guilty on all charges. Sentenced on 2/22/2024 to 33 months incarceration; 24 months Supervised Release; Special Assessments totaling $710; Restitution in the amount of $2,000. The USCA vacated the Obstruction conviction on 11/20/2024. Resentenced on 1/3/2025 to time served; 24 months of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $510; Restitution of $2,000. Mock 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.