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

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. The court’s denial of Mr. Ibrahim’s petition means his case will proceed on three federal charges: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm on Capitol grounds, and injuries to property for climbing on a statue at the edge of Capitol grounds....