Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Plain City, Ohio
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, Jared Adams posted an Instagram story that showed the inside of the U.S. Capitol building. The story included "close-up video of individuals breaking into the Capitol" and statements like: “We stormed the Capitol building and the senate today! I can tell my grandchildren I was there!” Another video from Adams' story showed people walking toward the Capitol, and someone can be heard saying "the Capitol police better have enough pepper spray," according to court documents. Later, an FBI review of Google location records indicated Adams was inside the Capitol building for nearly 2 hours.
Case History
Adams pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 12/13/2024. Sentencing set for 5/12/2025. On 1/23/2025, the court ordered that the case is dismissed without prejudice
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.