Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 47
- Location
- Ocala, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Footage inside the U.S. Capitol building allegedly shows Jamie Buteau throwing a chair at two U.S. Capitol Police officers as they are retreating from the crowd, hitting one of the officers. Multiple tipsters, including a family member, contacted the FBI identifying both Jamie Buteau and his wife, Jennifer Peck Buteau, as having been inside the building on Jan. 6, 2021, based on live videos they posted on Facebook that were later deleted, according to court documents. Other footage also allegedly shows Jamie Buteau dragging a second chair after the first incident, which he ends up leaving in one of the hallways. An additional tipster alerted the FBI that both Buteaus appeared in HBO’s Vice News Tonight report from August 2018 on QAnon believers. The FBI later confirmed that the video indeed featured the husband and wife.
Case History
Buteau pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 11/20/2023 to 22 months incarceration; 24 months of supervised release; $100 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Buteau 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.