Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 33
- Location
- Apple Valley, Utah
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Inflicting Bodily Injury on Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; 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
Landon Kenneth Copeland was first identified by the FBI through a Facebook account named "lostforevermore." Court documents indicate that the account showed photographs of him posing in front of multiple Washington, D.C., landmarks and at the Jan. 6, 2021 pro-Trump rally. Law enforcement used these photos, and the clothes Copeland was wearing, to help place him in videos showing a mob of people attempting to breach a police line near the U.S. Capitol that day. In the videos, Copeland can allegedly be seen pushing another person in the crowd into the police line, grabbing an officer's jacket and using a riot shield to push back on the officers. According to court documents, Copeland is also seen in an Instagram video that day throwing a metal police barricade toward multiple police officers. In an interview with the FBI, Copeland admitted to "fighting with police officers" but said he did not enter the Capitol building. In a detention memorandum filed in federal court, Copeland is described as having been "dishonorably discharged from the United States Army after being convicted, at court martial, of distributing marijuana and related offenses."
Case History
Copeland pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Law Enforcement Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 5/8/2023 to 36 months of incarceration; 36 months supervised release, with first six months served on home detention; $100 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Copeland 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.