Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 32
- Location
- Keene, New Hampshire
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Theft of Government Property; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Jason Riddle, a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, spoke to a local NBC station in Boston days after the Capitol insurrection and, as cited in court papers, admitted that he joined the riot that day. “I had to see it,” he told NBC Boston, saying that he had no regrets about his actions that day. FBI agents later obtained a warrant to search Riddle's address in New Hampshire, and he gave a voluntary interview to agents about his alleged role in the rioting. Riddle "admitted that he walked into an office and found an open bottle of wine on or in a refrigerator and poured himself a glass," prosecutors allege. (Riddle told reporters that he "chugged" the wine.) He also allegedly told agents that he took an old book titled "Senate Procedure" from inside the Capitol, and he "sold the book to an unknown male individual for $40." After the rioting, Riddle said he did a "delete frenzy" of his photos and videos from his trip to Washington, D.C., according to court papers. Riddle has been identified as a former mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. NBC Boston reported that he resigned from the USPS after the riot. A spokesperson for the U.S. Army said, "Pvt. Jason Riddle served in the Army Reserve as a Motor Transport Operator from Jan. 2011 to June 2016." He did not have any combat deployments, the Army said.
Case History
Riddle pleaded Guilty to two charges: Theft of Government Property and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 4/4/2022 on the first charge to 90 days of incarceration; $254 restitution and $25 special assessment. Sentenced on the other charge to 3 years of probation; $500 restitution and $10 special assessment; plus 60 hours of community service. Riddle 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.