Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 40
- Location
- Port Charlotte, Florida
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; 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
Less than a week after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, a relative of Jason Comeau contacted the FBI and said that Comeau had admitted to breaching the building, according to charging documents filed in federal court. Comeau later gave a voluntary interview to FBI agents, court papers state, during which he said he had attended the pro-Trump rally earlier in the day and then marched toward the Capitol building. Comeau allegedly told agents that he climbed the stairs heading into the building and that after the crowd repeatedly chanted "Let us in," Capitol police moved aside, allowing the crowd to enter the building. Comeau allegedly told FBI agents that he believed he was allowed to enter the building and that he only progressed as far as a hallway. Prosecutors now allege that surveillance footage and cellphone video show Comeau going as far as the Capitol's Statuary Hall and remaining in the building for approximately 20 minutes. He also allegedly joined chants of "stop the steal," a slogan adopted by President Donald Trump and some of his supporters that falsely asserts that Trump won the 2020 presidential election. From July 2000 to December 2002, Comeau served in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer, an Army spokesperson confirmed to NPR. Comeau did not have any combat deployments and held the rank of private at the end of his service, the spokesperson said.
Case History
Comeau pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 11/15/2022 to 12 months of Probation; 60 days location monitoring; $10 Special Assessment; Fine of $371; Restitution of $500; 60 hours of community service. Comeau 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.