Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 38
- Location
- Duluth, Georgia
- Charges
- Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress; Violent Entry and 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
According to court documents, the FBI received at least seven tips that Jonathan Laurens was inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors allege he wore a bright orange winter hat, a black face mask and a “Trump 2020: No More Bulls***” flag as a cape. Court documents include a number of images that seem to show Laurens inside the Capitol. Documents also show that Laurens posted to his Facebook page about the riot, saying, “we got into the capitol (sic), walked around, chanted some slogans and stuff. A few bad apples were trying to break windows and kick on doors, but most of us put that s**t to bed real fast. We weren’t there to tear s**t up, just disrupt the system. All in all, I had fun! Lol.” Prosecutors say Laurens’ account was public when they reviewed it in April and posts related to the riot were still visible. The FBI also served Facebook with a search warrant for Laurens’ account. A review of the account turned up a selfie Laurens took with the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington in what appears to be the Rayburn Reception Room inside the Capitol, court documents indicate.
Case History
Laurens pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/10/2022 to 60 days of home detention, 12 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, $742 fine, $500 in restitution, $10 special assessment. Laurens 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.