Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 49
- Location
- Morganfield, Kentucky
- 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
"I was probably one of the first 100 in there," read a message posted by Lori Vinson on social media, according to court documents. "In there" being the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where Vinson, together with her husband, entered the building and spent approximately 40 minutes inside before exiting from the back. "People have asked are you sorry that you done that, absolutely I am not, I am not sorry for that, I would do it again tomorrow," Vinson told a local Fox News channel. Vinson also told FBI agents she did not meet any resistance while entering and was not asked by any police officers to leave. Vinson was fired from her job as a registered nurse afterward.
Case History
Vinson pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges were dismissed. Sentenced 10/22/2021 to five years of probation, fined $5,000; $500 in restitution, $10 special assessment; 120 hours of community service. Vinson 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.