Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 48
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
U.S. Capitol CCTV shows Brian Sizer inside the Capitol building taking a "selfie" with his wife, Julia Sizer, according to an FBI statement of facts. Julia was arrested in 2021 for her participation in the riot, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced on Feb. 1, 2022. Brian was not with his wife the first time she entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents, but she went in a second time and he accompanied her, entering through the Parliamentarian door. He was arrested on Nov. 3, 2022.
Case History
Sizer pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 4/5/2023 to 12 months Probation; $10 Special Assessment; Restitution of $500. Sizer received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.