Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 25
- Location
- Puyallup, Washington
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Damaging Property of the United States
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors allege that Dylan R. Cronin took part in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in the U.S. Capitol along with his father, Kevin Cronin, Sr., and his older brother, Kevin M. Cronin, Jr. Kevin Cronin, Jr. serves with the Washington Army National Guard, Dylan Cronin serves in the U.S. Army Reserves, and Kevin Cronin, Sr. works with the U.S. Postal Service, court documents state. Those court filings indicate that Dylan Cronin can be seen on video kicking an exterior door to the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, then using a "piece of lumber" to break a windowpane and enter the building. Kevin Cronin, Jr. and Kevin Cronin, Sr. then allegedly entered the building through a nearby door, which had been breached. The elder Cronin, prosecutors state, soon left the building, but his sons later made their way to different parts of the Capitol building, including the statuary hall and crypt. The three men allegedly remained on Capitol grounds for at least two hours after the building was breached. According to a sentencing memo filed in court, Cronin served as a U.S. Army Reservist between Jan. 2015 and Jan. 2023.
Case History
Cronin pleaded Guilty to two charges: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; and Damaging Property of the United States. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 9/8/2023 to eight months incarceration; 12 months Supervised Release; Restitution of $500; Special Assessments of $50; 200 hours of community service. Cronin 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.