Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 58
- Location
- Doylestown, 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
An FBI tip led investigators to a video that allegedly shows Dawn Bancroft, a gym owner, entering the Capitol building through a broken window as part of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. According to court documents, federal investigators reviewed a video in which Bancroft allegedly said, “We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the friggin’ brain but we didn’t find her.” Investigators believe Bancroft was referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In an interview with an FBI special agent, Bancroft confirmed that she climbed through a broken window to get inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and knew she was entering restricted grounds.
Case History
Bancroft pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, and Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 7/21/22 to 60 days incarceration, 3 years probation, 100 hours community service, $500 restitution, $10 special assessment. Bancroft 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.