Dawn Munn

Case Summary

Dawn Munn was allegedly at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with four other members of her family who are also charged in the riot and an unnamed child who is not charged. According to news reports, Dawn Munn is the mother of three of the Munns charged (Joshua, Kristi and Kayli) and partner to Thomas Munn. On Jan. 6, 2021, an additional family member, who appears not to have been at the Capitol and has not been charged, posted photos of some of the Munn family members, including the caption: "The biggest and best female empowerment I have ever seen before in my life!!!! ... These women stormed OUR capital and demanded OUR House and Country back!!!!" Security footage from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, also indicates that Dawn Munn entered the building with other family members, court documents indicate. Dawn Munn was also identified by an employee at a college in Borger, Texas, who had taught both her and her daughter Kristi Munn. On Jan. 6, 2021, in a Facebook conversation the FBI obtained, Dawn Munn allegedly wrote: “We were in capital!! … I do mean IN the building!!”

Case History

Dawn Munn pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 10/12/2022 to 36 months of probation, including 14 days of intermittent incarceration to be served in two 7-day periods; 90 days of home confinement; $10 special assessment; $500 restitution. Munn 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.