Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 44
- Location
- New Holland, Ohio
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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 guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
James Horning told a friend on Facebook that he attended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol so he could smoke weed in government buildings, participate in anarchy and intimidate Congress, according to screenshots of his Facebook profile included in the criminal complaint. He also posted to Facebook that he was “damn proud” to have been there. The FBI says surveillance footage depicts a man matching Horning’s description entering the Capitol at about 2:45 p.m. and wandering throughout the building.
Case History
Horning pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 2/15/2023 to 30 days incarceration, followed by twelve 12 months of supervised release; Special Assessment of $25; restitution of $500; 60 hours of community service. Horning 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.