Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 67
- Location
- Bristol, New Hampshire
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in any of the Capitol Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On Jan. 5, 2021, six buses, organized by the far-right group “Super Happy Fun America,” brought people, including Cindy Young, from Massachusetts to then-President Trump's rally in Washington, D.C., federal court records indicate. Young was interviewed by local news that morning and said the country was "at a crossroad." The next day, Young can allegedly be seen inside the U.S. Capitol on surveillance footage from the building. She was also interviewed by federal authorities and admitted to entering the building "so that her voice might be heard," according to court records.
Case History
Young pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. On 8/9/2024, found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial. Sentenced on 11/21/2024 to 4 months of incarceration; 60 days location monitoring; 12 months of Supervised Release; $70 Special Assessment; $500 restitution; $4,000 fine. Young received a full pardon on January 20, 2025. On 1/23/2025, the court ordered that Defendant need not surrender to the Bureau of Prisons to serve the sentence imposed by the Judgment in this case
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.