Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 52
- Location
- Rocklin, California
- Charges
- Corruptly Alerting, Destroying, Mutilating, or Concealing a Record, Document, or Other Object; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Theft of Government Property; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress; 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
According to a criminal complaint, Tommy Allan was arrested on charges of violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, entering a restricted building or grounds and theft of government property. Recordings of the riot, both from media and security cameras, show Allan taking government documents from a desk in the Senate chamber while carrying a Capitol flagpole. A law enforcement officer was able to stop the Rocklin, Calif., native from stealing the flag, but he left the premises with the papers, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that in a video posted on Facebook, Allan was heard saying the documents he took were from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's desk. He can also be heard saying that one of the papers he took was “a letter from Trump” and was “signed by Trump,” according to the complaint. When someone off-camera asks him why he took the documents, Allan responds that he is a “taxpayer.” A tipster who contacted the FBI alleged that Allan shared a Facebook post “that said the next step of the Insurrection was to get rid of Justice Roberts.” According to prosecutors, another tipster reported that Allan took down his Facebook page and destroyed the documents he took from the Capitol in his backyard.
Case History
Allan pleaded Guilty to one charge: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 12/8/2022 to 21 months incarceration; 36 months supervised release; $100 special assessment; $2,000 restitution. Allan 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.