Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 44
- Location
- Beaumont, 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
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Kevin Strong, a Federal Aviation Administration employee, had been on the FBI's radar before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The FBI started investigating Strong on Dec. 30, 2020, after a witness told them Strong had been showing signs of "behavioral changes over the last few months including stockpiling items and telling others to get ready for Marshal Law, rioting, and protesting," according to court documents. The witness also said that Strong hung a flag at his home that said "WW1WGA," which is a QAnon slogan that stands for "Where We Go One, We Go All." Strong confessed to agents he was in the U.S. Capitol rotunda as part of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Case History
Strong pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 3/7/2022 to 24 months of probation, including 30 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $10 special assessment; 60 hours community service. Strong 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.