Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 29
- Location
- Austin, Minnesota
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
In the days following the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, the FBI received multiple tips from individuals identifying Daniel Johnson and his father, Daryl, being inside the U.S. Capitol building, according to court documents. “I was one of the first ones inside the capitol building,” read a screenshot of a Facebook post by Daniel Johnson that the FBI tipster reportedly showed agents. In May, a search warrant for a Facebook account returned posts from Daniel Johnson, identifying him as being at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court documents say. “Couple thousand?? LOL try like 4 million people!!!" read one of the captions to a picture showing people in front of the building.
Case History
Johnson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Civil Disorder. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 6/1/22 to 4 months incarceration, 1 year of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution, $100 special assessment. Johnson 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.