Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 55
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California
- 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
Daniel Shaw was identified by law enforcement as having been involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot when another person charged, Kenneth Reda, allegedly mentioned that he had stayed in Shaw's hotel room while in Washington, D.C., and identified Shaw in security camera footage from inside the building. Law enforcement also obtained a search warrant from Verizon and allegedly confirmed that Shaw's cellphone pinged on a cell site that serves the area inside the Capitol on the day of the riot. According to court records, security camera footage from inside the building also appear to show Shaw's son, whose name has been redacted, with him.
Case History
Shaw pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 3/17/2023 to 10 days of incarceration; 24 months Probation; 100 hours of community service; a $10 Special Assessment; Restitution in the amount of $500. Shaw 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.