Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 21
- Location
- Winter Park, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon, Resulting in Significant Bodily Injury; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Using and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Resulting in Significant Bodily Injury; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Using and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Resulting in Significant Bodily Injury; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; 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
Grady Douglas Owens is accused of striking a police officer with a skateboard on Jan. 6, 2021, in the mob outside the U.S. Capitol. Owens is allegedly seen on body camera footage worn by another officer, but photographs eventually surfaced on the Twitter account @SeditionHunters that appear to show him more clearly. The FBI used those photos to conduct an image search, which led them to Owens' Instagram account. Flight manifests from United Airlines, given to the FBI through a grand jury subpoena, confirmed that Owens flew from San Antonio on Jan. 5, 2021, to Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. He flew back to San Antonio on Jan. 7, court documents indicate. According to Owens' Instagram account, he is an instrumentalist, producer and sound engineer.
Case History
Owens pleaded Guilty to two charges, one a lesser version of the original: Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/23/2023 to 37 months incarceration; 24 months of supervised release; special assessment of $110; fine of $1,000 and restitution of $2,000. Owens 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.