Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 31
- Location
- Flint, Michigan
- Charges
- Inflicting Bodily Injury on Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The FBI had sought information on a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a logo from the University of Michigan who they suspected of assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. An online group of civilians investigating the Capitol riot dubbed that man "fingerman," because he was seen on video footage waving his middle finger at police. Federal agents subsequently identified "fingerman" as Justin Jersey. An indictment filed in federal court accuses Jersey of assaulting a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department and then using a baton to attack other police officers guarding the Capitol. Jersey was arrested on Dec. 2, 2021.
Case History
Jersey pleaded Guilty to one charge: Inflicting Bodily Injury on Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 2/10/2023 to 51 Months of Imprisonment (with credit for time served); Supervised Release of 36 months with conditions; Special Assessment of $100; Restitution of $32,165.65. Jersey 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.