Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 46
- Location
- Terrell, North Carolina
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (7 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts); 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; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Lee Stutts, wearing a black helmet, physically assaulted at least seven police officers as he and other rioters attempted to break through their line on the Capitol plaza on Jan. 6, 2021, court documents state. Open-source video and police body-worn camera footage allegedly show he was part of a group that used a large sign as a battering ram against officers. Once the police line was broken on the West Plaza, he could be seen celebrating as officers retreated. The FBI confirmed that Stutts was a former Marine. He was arrested Nov. 16, 2023, in North Carolina.
Case History
Stutts pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Jury trial set for 3/17/2025. On 1/22/2025, the court ordered that the case is dismissed without 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.