Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 44
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Obstruction of Law Enforcement during Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
In court documents, Justin Perrou is accused of forcefully yanking on a police officer’s helmet face shield, then later throwing a long pole at officers while on the West Plaza of the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. He also allegedly picked up a can of chemical spray from the ground and sprayed it directly at officers. Perrou was arrested on Mar. 21, 2024, in Charleston, SC.
Case History
On 1/22/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
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.