Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 56
- Location
- St. Cloud, Florida
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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
Leslie Gray allegedly took part in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 along with two friends from Florida named Luis Hallon and Traci Isaacs. Federal prosecutors state in court documents that Isaacs said Gray had applied for membership with the far-right extremist group known as the Oath Keepers in the days before the riot. Gray ultimately breached the Capitol separately from Hallon and Isaacs, the documents state. In one video taken inside the Capitol rotunda, Gray allegedly said, "I am in Congress. This is our house. This is our house!...I don’t know what we are doing now but we are in here. We’ve taken it." Prosecutors say she can also be heard yelling "traitor" at officers protecting the Capitol building. At one point, a police officer tried to stop Gray from moving further into the Capitol, and, prosecutors state, she pushed past the officer. In another video from after the riot, described in court documents, Gray allegedly said, "this revolution that in earnest began today. We will take back our country from the communists...American patriots stormed the Capitol today. I am an American patriot. I stormed the Capitol today." Gray, Hallon and Isaacs were arrested on June 15, 2022.
Case History
Gray pleaded Guilty to one charge: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 10/23/2023 to 12 months and one day of incarceration; 12 months of supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $100 special assessment. Gray 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.