Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 40
- Location
- Athena, Oregon
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; 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; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
On April 14, 2022, Ryan Wilson allegedly admitted in an interview with the FBI to being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A review of multiple types of police video and footage from other rioters allegedly show Wilson repeatedly involved in a violent assault against multiple law enforcement officers inside a tunnel leading into the building. Court documents allege Wilson grabbed a pipe and rammed it toward police repeatedly. He was arrested on Sept. 9, 2023.
Case History
Wilson pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Bench trial on 10/10/2024. Sentencing reset for 1/22/2025. On 1/21/2025, 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.