Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 41
- Location
- Farmington, Missouri
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury, and Aiding and Abetting; 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 Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, Jared Luther Owens attended the Stop The Steal rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before following the crowd to the U.S. Capitol building. He and a companion, Jason William Wallis, were identified in open source videos screaming at U.S. Capitol Police, saying they were "coming up the stairs with you there or not." Owens and Wallis allegedly then used a bike rack barricade to assault officers near the northeast corner of the Capitol building. Owens entered the building at 2:46 pm. Inside, Owens allegedly pushed an officer against a wall, and was briefly handcuffed by another officer. He was subsequently let out of the handcuffs and exited the building at 3:02 pm.
Case History
Owens pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 4/14/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with 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.