Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 48
- Location
- Snow Hill, North Carolina
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Security footage and body-worn cameras showed Tanya Bishop inside the Capitol rotunda just after 3 pm on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents. She wore a distinctive blue hood adorned with white stars, and a Harley-Davidson jacket. Footage showed Bishop resisting officers who were trying to disperse the crowd inside the rotunda. At one point, she yells at the officers, "You can't turn on Americans" before reaching for one of their batons. Bishop was seen inside the Capitol alongside her companion Curtis Davis. She was arrested on Dec. 8, 2023.
Case History
Bishop pleaded Guilty to the charge. Sentencing reset for 2/5/2025. On 1/22/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
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.