Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 39
- Location
- Fort Mill, South Carolina
- Charges
- 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
Linwood Alan Robinson II was identified by the FBI after footage inside the U.S. Capitol showed him and his family members walking inside the building for half an hour on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. The FBI first identified his father, Linwood Alan Robinson, from an arrest picture taken a couple of years earlier that matched images from inside the Capitol. Robinson II allegedly entered the Senate-wing doors with four other family members, including his father. According to the FBI, the family walked through several parts of the Capitol, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.
Case History
Robinson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 8/3/2023 to two months incarceration; $500 restitution; $10 special assessment. Robinson 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.