Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 35
- Location
- Manteno, Illinois
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3 counts); 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; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On July 20, 2021, an anonymous person contacted the FBI National Threat Operations Center to allege that Quinn Keen was at the U.S. Capitol riot six months earlier. That person wrote that Keen "was bragging of being at the Capitol attack, showed video of himself smoking pot in Capitol building,” federal court records state. After that tip, the FBI contacted members of Keen's family who said he had confirmed to them that he was at the riot. Various video footage from Jan. 6, 2021, allegedly show Keen both inside and outside the Capitol building. In the videos, Keen can be seen throwing a metal coffee mug at police and kicking and pushing an officer, according to the court documents. The FBI also used location records obtained from Google to allegedly place Keen in the Capitol that day.
Case History
Keen pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/27/2024 to 24 months of Incarceration; 24 months of Supervised Release (with conditions); $100 Special Assessment; Restitution of $2,000. Keen 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.