Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 29
- Location
- Glens Falls, New York
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; 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
According to a criminal complaint, James Bonet posted photos of himself to Facebook smoking marijuana in the Capitol building. In an affidavit contained in court records, Bonet is identified as a shift manager at an unidentified business in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. His co-workers tipped off the FBI after they saw Bonet share a photo of himself smoking inside the Capitol Building. One of his co-workers said that Bonet “openly talks about government conspiracy theories at work” and regularly tries to persuade them “to subscribe to these theories including the conspiracy theory that the 2020 Presidential Election was ‘stolen’,” according to the court documents.
Case History
Bonet pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 3/9/2022 to 90 Days Incarceration Followed By 1 Year Of Supervised Release; Special Assessment Of $25.00; Restitution Of $500; 200 hours of community service. Bonet 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.