Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 25
- Location
- Chandler, Oklahoma
- Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Tanner Bryce Sells wore a black jacket and a hat inside the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors say. Court documents indicate that a witness who has known Sells for more than five years provided the FBI with a photo from Sells’ social media that shows him inside the Capitol. Sells can be seen in the same outfit in closed circuit TV footage, which the FBI says it matched to his Oklahoma driver’s license photo. Prosecutors say the witness also provided them with Sells’ phone number. The FBI says it served a search warrant to AT&T, which provided records demonstrating that Sells’ phone used a cell site that serves an area that includes the inside of the Capitol building.
Case History
Sells pleaded Guilty to the single charge. Sentenced 1/18/2022 to 24 months probation; 90 days location monitoring/home confinement; Special Assessment of $10.00; restitution of $500.00; Fine of $1,500.00; 50 hours of community service. Sells 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.