Kimberly Rae Dragoo

Case Summary

Shortly after Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI received tips that Kimberly Rae Dragoo and her husband, Steven Michael Dragoo, who is also charged, had been seen in photographs from inside the U.S. Capitol building on the day of the riot. FBI interviewed the couple on Jan. 20., and both of them admitted that they had entered the Capitol but said they did nothing wrong, federal court records state. Kimberly Dragoo allegedly entered the Capitol through a broken window. During the interview, she allegedly stated that she thought it was "funny." Before entering, Kimberly Dragoo also posted a video to Facebook narrating the events from the grounds of the Capitol, court records state. In the video, she allegedly states: "This part is all barricaded ... they’re not supposed to be up here.” The court documents also state that Kimberly Dragoo also appeared in a news article about the riot from New Press Now, in which she is quoted as saying: "“Where I was everybody was happy ... I didn’t see anything I saw on the news.”

Case History

Dragoo pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in the Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 4/19/2024 to 36 Months Probation With A Condition Of Intermittent Confinement; Special Assessment Of $10; Restitution of $500; Fine Of $5000. Dragoo 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
• Supporting Reporting
  NPR video evidence pageNPR

Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.