Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 51
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; 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
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, Mario Gonzalez first entered the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, near the scaffolding that had been erected for the upcoming inauguration. As he left that area, he carried a fire extinguisher, which he subsequently sprayed in the direction of the police trying to control the crowd. Gonzalez was then seen in open-source video footage dropping the fire extinguisher after law enforcement deployed a chemical irritant in the area. He was arrested on Jan. 8, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Case History
Gonzalez pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. 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.