Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 49
- Location
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- 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
Tammy Bronsburg, also known as Tammy Butry, had a rough start to her day on Jan. 6, 2021. She was waiting for her bus to President Donald Trump’s rally at a McDonald’s parking lot in Williamsport, Pa., but the 55-person charter bus was waiting for her at a McDonald’s over 20 miles away. That’s according to testimony provided to the FBI from the retired law enforcement officer who organized the trip to Washington. According to the criminal complaint, that same witness said Bronsburg calls herself the “pissed-off patriot.” He added that the entire group had to wait again for Bronsburg at the end of the day, after the Capitol attack, because she and another person who was charged in connection with the riot, Mark Aungst, returned to the bus an hour after their agreed-upon meeting time. On the return trip to Pennsylvania, other passengers told the FBI that Aungst was sharing photos of himself and Bronsburg he took inside the Capitol building.
Case History
Bronsburg pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 1/5/2023 to 20 days incarceration; 24 months probation; $500 restitution; $10 special assessment. Bronsburg 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.