Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 45
- Location
- Snow Hill, North Carolina
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Curtis Davis was seen on security footage and body-worn cameras inside the Capitol rotunda just after 3 pm on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. At one point, Davis was seen punching officers trying to disperse the crowd inside the rotunda; he said in an open-source video made later that afternoon that he had injured his hand while punching the officers. Davis also attempted to seize a police baton, and had to be held back by his companion, Tanya Bishop, during a physical confrontation with law enforcement officers. He was arrested on Dec. 8, 2023.
Case History
Davis pleaded Guilty to the charge. Sentenced on 10/18/2024 to 24 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release, the first six months of which to be served on home detention; $2,000 in restitution; $100 special assessment; 100 hours of community service. Davis 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.