Supreme Court Won’t Hear Jan. 6 Appeal of Former DEA Agent Mark Ibrahim

Justices put off a decision on three Jan. 6 appeals challenging controversial 20-year felony obstruction of Congress charge.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on June 16, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the appeal of a former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who is being prosecuted for carrying his service weapon on U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.

The High Court on Dec. 11 rejected a petition for review by Mark Sami Ibrahim, 35, of Anaheim, Calif., who argued the charge of illegally carrying a weapon on Capitol grounds should be dismissed because, as a federal agent on Jan. 6, he was legally allowed to carry his service pistol.