Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 27
- Location
- Vivian, Louisiana
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to federal court documents, Cody Connell stormed the Capitol building with his cousin Daniel Page Adams on Jan. 6, 2021. He told someone on social media, according to the court files, that “4 of us breached the cops blockage and us same 4 breached the Capitol.” Just a day earlier, Connell reposted a message saying, “Join President Donald J. Trump at the Save America March.” He added the comment, “Definitely gonna be an experience.” An unknown individual, according to court documents, also sent authorities a screenshot of what appears to be a Facebook exchange between Connell and an individual on Jan. 7, 2021, in which Connell writes, “I have more videos of us breaching the Capitol but not gonna post them. We will be back and it will be a lot worse than yesterday.” According to court documents, Connell had communicated with at least two other people in Texas about purchasing long-rifle firearms, ammunition and body armor for a second trip to Washington that Connell was planning for the week of Jan.18, 2021. According to a witness interviewed by the FBI, Connell said he was not returning to Louisiana unless he was in a body bag. Authorities said in court filings that they understood that to mean that Connell intended to be in D.C. “to cause violence that may result in the end of his life.”
Case History
Connell pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty in a Stipulated Bench trial on all charges on 7/28/2023. The court dismissed. the Obstruction conviction. Sentenced on 12/10/2024 to 26 Months of Incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; Special Assessment: $270; Fine (in lieu of restitution): $2,000. Connell 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.