Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Citrus Heights, California
- Charges
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to federal agents, on Jan. 7, 2021, Kyle Travis Colton told passengers on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles that he had been in the “second wave” of protestors inside the Capitol building the previous day. One of those passengers subsequently contacted the FBI to relay that information, and Colton was identified through airline and phone records. Review of video footage from inside the Capitol showed Colton in the Rotunda refusing orders from police officers to leave, and joining a scrum of protestors combating law enforcement. He was arrested on December 15, 2023.
Case History
Colton pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentencing reset for 1/22/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
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.