Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 26
- Location
- Weston, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; 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
Mason Joel Courson has been charged with eight federal offenses, according to court documents, including participating in an assault of a police officer who was beaten with a baton, flagpole and crutch by a group of armed men. According to federal prosecutors, Courson also participated in a “heave-ho” effort to advance into the U.S. Capitol from the lower west terrace tunnel.
Case History
Courson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/16/2023 to 57 months incarceration; 3 years supervised release; restitution of $2,000; Special assessment of $100. Courson 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.