Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 34
- Location
- Lynnwood, Washington
- 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; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Tucker Weston helped knock a metal barricade out of the crowd’s way and then shoved police officers who were defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI statement of facts. Weston then climbed through a broken window to take selfies and other photos inside the Capitol, the document claims. He left the building shortly after, but publicly available video showed him on the terrace right outside the Capitol almost an hour later. Separate video also depicts Weston kicking a media crew’s equipment further away from the Capitol. The FBI alleges Weston and co-defendant Jesse Watson flew from the Seattle area to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021, before returning home two days later. A tipster who spotted Weston’s FBI photo identified him to agents, but the court documents allege Weston identified himself by name in a New York Times video taken at the Capitol. “That’s affirmative. Jesse, this is Tucker,” he was filmed saying into a handheld radio, apparently speaking to his co-defendant. Weston and Watson were both arrested Oct. 19, 2022 in Lynnwood, Wash.
Case History
Weston pleaded Guilty to two charges: Civil Disorder and Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 5/23/2024 to 24 Months of Incarceration; 3 Years of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $200; Restitution of $2,000. Weston 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.