Robert Thomas Snow

Case Summary

Robert Thomas Snow was identified by the FBI as having been inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court records. Law enforcment obtained phone records from Verizon, which allegedly showed that his cell phone pinged a cell site that provided service to an area that included the inside of the Capitol building. According to court documents, FBI agents later interviewed Snow, who reportedly confirmed that he did enter the building that day. Snow told the FBI that he recalled being searched by law enforcement inside the building and that he was given directions to exit. Snow also said he later re-entered the Capitol and urinated on a column inside an area that looked like a cafeteria, then exited the building for the second and final time. According to a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court, Snow served in the armed forces from 1962 until 1968, including service in Vietnam.

Case History

Snow pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 7/7/2022 to 12 months of Probation; $10 Special Assessment and Restitution of $500; 60 hours of community service. During the sentencing hearing, the Court advised Mr. Snow that if he made his required payments and met his community service obligations, the Court would entertain a motion for early termination of probation. Having completed the above, the court granted his request and his sentence of probation was terminated on 8/15/2022. Snow 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.