Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury and Aiding and Abetting (2 counts); Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon, Resulting in Significant Bodily Injury, and Aiding and Abetting; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Prosecutors say Jason Blythe was part of a group of people charged with injuring officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Named in a superseding indictment along with five others, Blythe is accused of participating in the attacks against two Capitol police officers, in which a metal crowd control barrier was used against the officers. One of the officers was injured in the attack.
Case History
Blythe pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial verdict on 2/2/2024 finds him Guilty on three charges: Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury and Aiding and Abetting; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting. Not Guilty on six charges. On 9/3/2024, the Court orders dismissal of the Obstruction charge. Sentenced on 9/19/2024 to 30 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; $210 special assessment. Blythe 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.