Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 51
- Location
- West Wareham, Massachusetts
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disrnptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
The FBI received a couple of tips that Kim Connolly confessed to going inside the U.S. Capitol building during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. Connolly herself allegedly contacted the FBI, telling agents that she did go in, but didn’t do any damage. She also told an agent that she saw some men try to “bum rush” officers at the scene, and that she told the officers “not to take this personal.” Publicly available video footage also allegedly shows her in the building that day, walking through the rotunda, taking pictures, and at one point holding her phone to her ear. Connolly spent 9 minutes inside the Capitol building, court records state.
Case History
Connolly pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 12/19/2023 to 6 months of probation; special assessment of $10; Restitution of $500. Connolly 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.