Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 53
- Location
- Voorheesville, New York
- 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
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
According to a court document, Lance White was interviewed by the FBI on April 11, 2022, about his involvement in the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He allegedly told the FBI he was caught up in the momentum of the crowd and entered the Capitol building through a broken window. In an additional interview with the FBI on Aug. 23, 2023, White allegedly said that he took photos in the Capitol and then "downloaded the photos to a compact disk, deleted the photos from his phone, and placed the disk under a rug in his backyard." He was arrested on 9/18/2023 in New York.
Case History
White pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 2/26/2024 to 24 months of probation; 60 days of Home Detention; $500 restitution; $25 special assessment; 60 hours of community service. White 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.