Schaffer was among the rioters who sprayed United States Capitol Police officers
with “bear spray,” a form of capsaicin pepper spray sold by many outdoors retailers, as part of
their efforts to push the officers back inside the Capitol and breach the Capitol Building
themselves. He wore a blue hooded sweatshirt under a tactical vest with
a baseball cap that reads “Oath Keepers Lifetime Member.”
Please keep in mind that in the United States, every citizen charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
- First Name(s): Jon Ryan
- Last Name(s): Schaffer
- Case Number: 1:21-cr-306
- Arrest Location: Noblesville, IN
- Judge: Amit Mehta
- Entry Last Updated: 09/27/2023
- Date Docket Downloaded: 08/27/2021
- Currently Incarcerated: No
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Charges
Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority (1) Disrupting the Orderly Conduct of Government Business (2) Knowingly Engages in an Act of Physical Violence Against Any Person or Property in any Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (4) Engage in an Act of Physical Violence in a Capitol Building (5) Parade, Demonstrate, or Picket in a Capitol Building (6)
Case Status
Arrested 1/17/21 in Noblesville, Indiana. Plead guilty to to Counts 1 and 2 on 4/16/21. He was released on personal recognizance on 4/16/21. Final presentence investigation due by 2/6/2024. Sentencing occurs on 2/20/24 at 2pm in Courtroom 10.
USA Attorney
Ahmet Baset
Ahmed M. Baset
IL Bar No. 6304552
Assistant United States Attorney
(202) 252-7097
[email protected]
USA Attorney
Louis Manzo
Louis Manzo
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Judiciary Center Building
555 Fourth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 616-2706
[email protected]
Case Documents
- Docket Download-8.21.21
- Complaint
- Statement of Facts
- #3-Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #4-MOTION to Dismiss Case by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #5-MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Daniel M. Gray
- #7-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE
- #8-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Ahmed Muktadir Baset appearing for USA
- #10-Arrest Warrant Returned Executed on 1.17.2021 in the Southern District of Indiana
- #11-MOTION to Amend-Correct Detention Order by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #12-ORDER OF DETENTION PENDING TRIAL
- #13-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE
- #14-MOTION to Amend-Correct Motion to Amend Detention Order re 12 Order of Detention Pending Trial by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #16-Consent MOTION to Continue Status Conference by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #17-NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE
- #19-ORDER DENYING
- #20-Consent MOTION to Continue Detention Hearing by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #22-Consent MOTION for Protective Order by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #23-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE
- Information
- #26-ORDER as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #27-WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #28-WAIVER of Trial by Jury as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- Schaffer Plea
- Statement of Offense
- #43-Consent MOTION for Disclosure of Rule 6e Material by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #44-Amended Consent MOTION for Disclosure of Rule 6e Material by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #45-ORDER granting 43 and 44 Motion for Disclosure as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #46-Joint STATUS REPORT by USA as to JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #47-Joint STATUS REPORT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #48-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Jeffrey S. Nestler appearing for USA
- #49-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Kathryn Leigh Rakoczy appearing for USA
- #50-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Louis J. Manzo appearing for USA
- #51-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Troy A. Edwards, Jr appearing for USA
- #52-STATUS REPORT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #53-Joint STATUS REPORT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #54-Joint STATUS REPORT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
- #55-Joint STATUS REPORT by JON RYAN SCHAFFER
Associates
- James Beeks
- Brian Ulrich
- Joseph Hackett
- Jason Dolan
- Carey Jon Walden
- Jonathan Walden
- William Isaacs
- Graydon Young
- Jessica Watkins
- Laura Steele
- Bennie Alvin Parker
- Sandra Ruth Parker
- David Moerschel
- Connie Meggs
- Kelly Meggs
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