Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 62
- Location
- Hertford, North 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; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
On Jan. 9, 2021, the U.S. Capitol Police found a key card from a local hotel on the West Plaza of the Capitol building as they were cleaning up from the riots on Jan. 6, according to court documents. Records showed it was from a room reserved by “Sandy Hodges” from North Carolina. Through search warrants and location data, the FBI determined Hodges was within the Capitol building and they interviewed her on Apr. 6, 2023. She admitted entering the Capitol, saying she was “sucked into the building” by the crowd, documents state. Reviews of open-source videos and photos by the FBI show Hodges close to a line of police barricades, yelling “Freedom!” towards the officers. Once inside the building, she allegedly finds her way to a U.S. Senator’s office and sits on a couch where she unpacks the contents of her backpack. She was arrested on Feb. 1, 2024. According to sentencing memos filed in court, Hodges served in the U.S. Air Force.
Case History
Hodges pleaded Guilty to two charges: Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Sentenced on 11/1/2024 to 10 days incarceration; Special Assessment of $20; 36 Months of Probation. Hodges 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.