Jacob Therres

Jacob Therres, 25, of Fallston, Maryland, threw a long, heavy plank at a line of officers in the Lower West Terrace tunnel of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, striking one officer in the head and causing injuries including lasting dizziness, and also sprayed a chemical irritant toward the police line; he traveled to the Capitol with his stepfather, who was also charged. He pleaded guilty to one felony charge, assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, with other charges dismissed. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg sentenced him on 4/24/2023 to 40 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.