Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 41
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; 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
Closed-circuit television showed Christopher Taylor entering the U.S. Capitol building through the Senate Wing Door at 2:23 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, according to federal investigators. For the next eleven minutes, he filmed himself moving through hallways and an office before exiting through the Memorial Door. He was arrested on Jan. 12, 2024, in Philadelphia, Penn. According to sentencing memos filed in court, Taylor served in the U.S. Air Force.
Case History
Taylor pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 11/22/2024 to 24 months' probation; $500 restitution; $25 special assessment. Taylor 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
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.