Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Sacramento, 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
- Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Jennifer Vargas Geller came to the attention of the FBI after the bureau posted photos of a woman in a pink beret from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Shortly after, someone tweeted the FBI's tweet about the woman, saying "I use [sic] to date this girl in 2019 LOL." Another person who also said they had dated her contacted the FBI directly, telling agents that the woman in the photographs was Vargas Geller, court records indicate. That person also shared Instagram messages they exchanged with Vargas Geller after the riot. When the tipster asked Vargas Geller, "are you on the no fly list now," she allegedly replied, "Nope, cause I didn't go into the capital [sic]." However, the FBI was able to locate Vargas Geller in surveillance footage from the day of the riot walking through the building, according to court records. Vargas Geller was allegedly inside the building for a little more than 20 minutes in total.
Case History
On 1/22/2025, the court grants the government's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
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.