Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 33
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Robbery and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
In the span of about forty minutes, Casey Jane Tryon-Castro allegedly entered the U.S. Capitol through an entry known as "the tunnel,” three consecutive times. According to court records, surveillance footage and video from YouTube show her making her way to the front of a police line and pushing with rioters against law enforcement. According to the FBI, on her second attempt to enter, Tryon-Castro pulled a riot shield away from officers. On her third attempt, she can allegedly be heard encouraging other protesters: “Come on up! Come on in!” and “We gotta get the shields to the front, ya’ll!” Tryon-Castro agreed to be interviewed by the FBI and told agents she traveled from Roanoke, Va., to Washington, D.C., with her brother and a group of other individuals, court records state. According to a sentencing memo filed in court, Tryon-Castro served in the U.S. Army.
Case History
Tryon-Castro pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 6/10/2024. Sentenced on 11/20/2024 to 31 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; Special Assessment: $485. Tryon-Castro 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.