Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Little Neck, New York
- 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
Jia Liu enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in 2014 and is currently listed as an E-4 (corporal) cyber network operator, according to an FBI affidavit. He’s also the sole member of Memelope LLC, a business registered with the state of New York, according to the court documents. The affidavit notes that records from New York Police license plate readers show a Jeep Wrangler registered to Liu’s stepfather leaving New York City around 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, and returning toward Queens around midnight that evening. FBI agents allege that Liu entered the U.S. Capitol twice on Jan. 6, 2021. First, surveillance footage allegedly shows Liu standing inside and snapping cellphone photos for about seven minutes before exiting through a broken window. About 25 minutes later, Liu reentered the Capitol and remained inside for almost a half-hour, according to the court documents.
Case History
Liu pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/15/2023 to 4 months incarceration; 12 months of supervised release; special assessment of $25; restitution of $500. Liu 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.