Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 28
- Location
- San Diego, California
- 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
“A huge group of us stormed inside … we were basically shouting at the cops,” says Josiah Hueso in CNN footage shot outside the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI statement of facts. A tipster who’d known Hueso for some time sent a link of the video to the FBI, adding that they’d heard Hueso “brag” about his involvement at the Capitol, according to the statement. The FBI claims surveillance footage shows Hueso entering the Senate side of the Capitol and heading into the parliamentarian office at one point. People were picking up items inside the office, Hueso later told the FBI, but he says he told them not to steal anything. He was arrested May 25, 2022, in San Diego.
Case History
Hueso pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 8/8/2023 to 36 months probation; restitution of $500; special assessment of $10; 50 hours of community service. Hueso 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.