Jared Paul Cantrell

Case Summary

“I was one of the first 50 in,” Jared Paul Cantrell wrote on Facebook, according to court documents. On Jan. 6, 2021, alongside his two cousins, Cantrell attended then-President Trump's “Stop the Steal Rally” and then walked to the Capitol, wearing a dark Carhart coat and a Goruck hydration system tube over his right shoulder, according to the FBI. The following day, Cantrell wrote on Facebook: “I do not think I broke any laws. I have not been to the Capitol before and was a big reason I went in the first place. I didn’t go over any barricades or push through any police. They were letting folks in and at no point was there any verbal Indication from any authority to not go in.” CCTV footage shows Cantrell walked inside the Capitol and through the building, unlike his cousins who left only two minutes after entering the building. Cantrell first came to the attention of the FBI when multiple tipsters contacted the agency after seeing Cantrell’s social media posts, according to court documents.

Case History

Jared Cantrell pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty in a Bench trial on 4/4/2023 of three counts: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Found Not Guilty on one count: Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in a U.S. Capitol Building or Grounds. Sentenced on 6/26/2023 to 6 Months of Incarceration; 12 Months of Supervised Release; 4 Months of Home Incarceration; Special Assessment of $60; Restitution of $500; Fine of $8,000; 100 hours of community service. Cantrell 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.