Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 29
- Location
- Hadley, New York
- 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
Katelyn Bartow posted video to her TikTok account showing people picking up trash inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and captioned it, “What the media doesn’t want to show,” according to an FBI statement of facts. Bartow told FBI agents in February 2021 that she entered an open, unguarded door at the Capitol, according to the FBI. She added that she yelled at protestors who were confronting police inside the “visitor center,” and she directed them to help her pick up garbage scattered near the entrance. Bartow was arrested on Oct. 27, 2022, in New York, and her brother Travis Bartow was arrested Oct. 28 in Nashville.
Case History
Bartow pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 2/1/2024 to 12 Months of Probation; 90 days location monitoring; Special Assessment: $10; Restitution: $500; Fine: $1,113; 60 hours of community service. Bartow 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.