Jeremy Grace

Case Summary

Jeremy Grace flew to Washington, D.C., from Washington state with his father, Jeffrey Grace, to attend the Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump rally. The elder Grace was arrested in early February after appearing in the background of a viral photograph, taken inside the Capitol, of a man holding a lectern. When Jeffrey Grace was interviewed by the FBI, he admitted that he had entered the Capitol. However, he said that in the melee he had lost track of his son, Jeremy, whom the FBI then interviewed. In that conversation, Jeremy Grace told the FBI that he had not entered the building and that the closest he got to it was a “roundabout thing” on the Capitol's west side. However, a deleted video recovered from Jeffrey Grace's cellphone shows Jeremy Grace inside the building with his father, court documents indicate. In the video, Jeremy Grace allegedly says: “Just made it into the Capitol here. Oh yeah, oh yeah.” His father then says, “It gets no better than this," to which his son replies: “Freedom.” Jeffrey and Jeremy Grace can also be seen in videos taken outside the Capitol, where the two of them are seen marching with members of the Proud Boys, according to court documents, and Jeffrey Grace is seen in one video flashing a "white power" hand signal. According to a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court, Grace served in the U.S. Navy from 2002 until 2006.

Case History

Grace pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 7/8/2022 to 21 days incarceration; 12 months supervised release; 60 hours community service; $500 restitution; $25 special assessment. Grace 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.