Jake Maxwell

Case Summary

Jake Maxwell was arrested on Feb. 10, 2022 in Athens, Ga., and charged with six counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, including assault. In October 2021, the FBI received a tip from a confidential source that Maxwell had engaged in a physical confrontation with law enforcement at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI statement of facts. In a previous phone interview with the FBI, a family member of Maxwell stated that he attended the Pro-Trump rally that day with Maxwell and another person and then they made their way to the Capitol. The FBI also reviewed police body camera footage from two Metropolitan Police Department officers. Those videos allegedly show a person physically struggling with a police officer and grabbing his baton. Court documents indicate that images of the attacker in the video match social media photos of Maxwell, as well as his driver's license photo. Court documents also state that in an interview with the FBI on Dec. 9, 2021, Maxwell confirmed that he was the person in the video. Maxwell allegedly said that he has no memory of those actions and had been sprayed with an irritant.

Case History

Maxwell pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench Trial verdict on 11/14/2023 finds Maxwell Guilty on three counts: Civil Disorder, Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; and Not Guilty on the other four counts. Sentenced on 11/21/2024 to 18 months of probation; first 6 months of probation on home detention; special assessment of $150; $1,500 in Restitution. Maxwell 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.