Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 32
- Location
- 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; Act of Physical Violence in the Grounds
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Prosecutors allege that Katherine Schwab was part of a group of five people who took a private plane -- dubbed a "Patriot Flight" -- from Texas to Washington, D.C., to join the planned pro-Trump protests. Schwab can allegedly be seen in surveillance footage from inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors say she also posted on Facebook about illegally entering the Capitol: "the national guard was in there and didn’t move an inch. They sat back. They didn’t fight against us at all," Schwab allegedly posted, "because there was no need to. After the girl was shot and killed that’s when we raised hell.” Federal investigators interviewed Schwab, who claimed, according to court records, that she "did not see any violence or anyone destroying anything," though, "she observed the door to the Capitol building had been destroyed." She allegedly told investigators that she left the Capitol because she was being crushed by the large crowd.
Case History
Schwab pleaded Guilty to one charge: Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 12/9/2022 to 45 days of incarceration; 12 months of supervised release; a $25 special assessment and $500 in restitution. Schwab 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.