Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 43
- Location
- Swanton, Ohio
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The FBI was alerted to the presence of Jodi Wilson and her son Cole Temple inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by tips sent to the bureau, court documents indicate. The two allegedly entered the building around 3 p.m. and can be seen in surveillance footage holding up their phones, as if they were documenting the day. An FBI affidavit says that during the investigation into Wilson, agents spoke to a court-appointed guardian who was involved in a custody case with Wilson. The guardian reportedly said that Wilson had said that she had entered the Capitol with her son but claimed she had been invited by someone she assumed was a congressman and was later told by a police officer they were allowed to go in. Later during an interview with the FBI, Wilson again asserted that police officers had “held the door open for [her]” and that an officer had “told me that’s what I could do, and I went in, and that’s all that I did,” according to court documents.
Case History
Wilson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/5/2023 to 20 days incarceration; 36 Months Probation; Special Assessment of $10; restitution of $500. Wilson 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.