Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 30
- Location
- Loxley, Alabama
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in any of the Capitol Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Federal investigators used open source videos from Tik Tok and YouTube, along with closed circuit television, to identify Marissa Bowling and her husband, Dylan Bowling, inside the Capitol building for approximately 21 minutes on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. GPS data from the Bowlings' phones, obtained through Google, also placed them inside the building during that time. When investigators interviewed Bowling, she denied entering the Capitol building at all that day.
Case History
Bowling pleaded Guilty to two charges: Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in any of the Capitol Buildings. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 7/19/2024 to 24 months of probation; $20 special assessment; $500 restitution; 60 hours of community service. Bowling 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.