Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 54
- Location
- Irvine, California
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building for Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Jeffrey Scott Brown was allegedly part of a group chat on the encrypted messaging service Telegram that the FBI obtained in the aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021. The chat's "about" section reportedly read: “This group will serve as the Comms for able bodied individuals that are going to DC on Jan 6. Many of us have not met before and we are all ready and willing to fight. We will come together for this moment that we are called upon.” According to court documents, Brown posted a selfie to the group on Jan. 5, 2021, with the caption "Boarding LAX," and it was later confirmed he took a flight from Los Angeles that day to Washington, D.C. In security camera footage from a tunnel leading into the U.S. Capitol, Brown can allegedly be seen spraying what the FBI believes to be pepper spray at police officers. In a YouTube video, Brown appears inside the tunnel pushing against officers trying to protect the door to the Capitol's Lower West Terrace, court documents indicate. In the video, one officer has his gas mask ripped off by another person, and blood can be seen in his mouth, according to court documents.
Case History
Brown pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. On 12/6/2022 he was convicted in a jury trial and found guilty on all charges. Sentenced on 4/28/2023 to 54 months of incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $520 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Brown 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.