Jonathon Owen Shroyer (born June 28, 1989) is an American media presenter who hosts theWar Room show on theconservative websiteInfoWars.[1] Prior to working forInfoWars, Shroyer hosted shows forKXFN andKFNS radio stations.
Shroyer worked as radio host forKXFN andKFNS.[5][6] Since 2016, he has worked forInfoWars as both a host[7] and a video editor.[3] He presented the platform'sWar Room show.[8]
In 2018, Shroyer was named in a lawsuit filed in Texas againstInfoWars and its owner,Alex Jones, by the parents of children who were killed in theSandy Hook Elementary School shooting, including Neil Heslin. Shroyer personally claimed on air in June 2017 that it was impossible that Neil Heslin, father of Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewis, could have held his son's body after the incident and suggested in further comments that Heslin was lying about his son's death. Thesedefamatory claims, combined with others made by Alex Jones, resulted inInfoWars being foundliable fordamages. On August 4, 2022, a Texas jury awarded the Sandy Hook plaintiffs $4.1 million in compensatory damages and an additional $45.2 million in punitive damages.[9][10][11]
In January 2022, Shroyer falsely claimed that Canadian prime ministerJustin Trudeau signed a $1 million non-disclosure agreement with a minor who had allegedly accused him of sexual misconduct, citing articles from theBuffalo Chronicle, afake news website.[12]
In June 2023, Shroyer pleaded guilty to illegally entering a restricted area near theUnited States Capitol building during theJanuary 6 attack.[7] He was arrested and charged in August 2021.[13] On September 12, 2023, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail.[14][15]
Prior to his guilty plea, Shroyer agreed to defer his prosecution for interrupting acongressional hearing.[16] In 2019, he interrupted a Congress impeachment hearing to share his views thatDonald Trump was innocent and that "Jerry Nadler and theDemocrat Party are committing treason in this country!"[17][18]
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