Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 50
- Location
- Frisco, Texas
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and 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
Jennifer Ryan, a real estate broker, traveled on a private plane from Trinity Aviation in Denton, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2021, to attend the rally in Washington, D.C., according to court documents. On her personal Twitter page, she allegedly posted a picture of herself next to a broken window of the Capitol building with the following caption: “Window at The capital [sic]. And if the news doesn’t stop lying about us we’re going to come after their studios next…” “We are going to f***ing go in here. Life or death, it doesn’t matter. Here we go,” Ryan said during a livestream from her Facebook page, according to court documents, as she was approaching the stairs of the building. The video was later deleted, according to the FBI. "I do not feel a sense of shame or guilt from my heart from what I was doing. I thought I was following my President. I would like a pardon,” Ryan said after the incident in an interview with a local CBS affiliate.
Case History
Ryan pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 11/4/2021 to 60 days incarceration; a $10 Special Assessment; Restitution in the amount of $500; and a $1000 fine. Ryan 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.