Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 36
- Location
- Bentleyville, Pennsylvania
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Theft of Personal Property Within Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction; False Statements; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress; 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
Federal prosecutors allege that Dale "DJ" Shalvey can be seen in videos from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including videos he apparently took himself and shared with a witness via cellphone. On the day of the riot, Shalvey was wearing "tactical, Army-green clothing, a helmet, and gear," according to court documents, and filmed himself walking through a Capitol hallway yelling, "f*** yeah!" Shalvey allegedly joined a group of rioters who took and examined documents from senators' desks inside the Senate Chamber. At one point, Shalvey apparently misunderstood a document about Sen. Ted Cruz's plan to object to the certification of the Electoral College votes. “He was going to sell us out all along,” Shalvey said of Cruz, according to a video of the scene cited by federal prosecutors. "Another unidentified co-conspirator then stated, 'No, that’s a good thing. That’s a good thing,' " court documents state, at which point Shalvey seemed to acknowledge his misunderstanding.
Case History
Shalvey pleaded Guilty to two charges: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; and Obstruction of an Official Proceeding. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 5/11/2023 to 41 months of incarceration; 24 months of supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $100 special assessment. Shalvey 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.