Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 49
- Location
- St. Clair, 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, Jason William Wallis rented a campsite in College Park, Maryland, around sixteen miles from the U.S. Capitol, during the days before and after Jan. 6, 2021. During the riot, he and a companion, Jared Luther Owens, allegedly used a bike rack barricade to assault officers near the northeast corner of the Capitol building. Wallis entered the building at 2:46 pm, broke through another line of officers, and eventually exited the building after twenty-one minutes inside.
Case History
Wallis 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.