Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 42
- Location
- Morganfield, Kentucky
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Shelly Stallings was arrested in February 2022 after being charged in a federal indictment that also included her husband, Peter Schwartz, as well as Markus Mally and Jeffrey Brown. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia alleged that Stallings pepper-sprayed law enforcement officers. She is also charged with civil disorder related to allegedly entering and committing physical violence inside the U.S. Capitol building.
Case History
Stallings pleaded Guilty to all charges. Sentenced on 4/7/2023 to 24 months of incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $520 special assessment. Stallings 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.