Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Details are limited as to Carson Lucard's case related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He was charged on March 16, 2022, with one count: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. A plea agreement hearing was then scheduled for March 25, 2022, before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell.
Case History
Lucard pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentenced 6/24/2022 to 36 months Probation; 21 days of intermittent confinement; 60 days home detention; $10 special assessment, and restitution of $500. Lucard 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.