Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 47
- Location
- Katy, Texas
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; 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 guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
A witness reached out to the FBI saying his distant relatives Brian Scott Jackson and Jackson's brother Adam Lejay Jackson, who is also charged, posted on Facebook that they were at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. The Facebook posts were removed, but the FBI was able to track the brothers using cellular data and found records of them flying to Washington, D.C., on Southwest Airlines the day before the riot, court records indicate. Video obtained from the U.S. Capitol Police and from open sources allegedly shows Brian Jackson hurling a flag on a pole at police officers. His brother is also allegedly seen throwing a large object at the police. According to the FBI, Brian Jackson attempted to delete evidence by sending multiple messages asking others to delete videos and messages he had sent to them. "Aint nothing but n****** there even all the cops are black f***ing crazy I will never take my a** back to DC, !!!” he allegedly wrote to one of them.
Case History
Jackson pleaded Guilty to one lesser charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 8/6/2024 to 37 Months of Incarceration; 36 months of supervised release with conditions; Special Assessment: $100; Restitution: $2,000; 60 hours of community service. Jackson 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.