Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 44
- Location
- Amherst, New York
- Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Traci Sunstrom was initially identified from an anonymous tip saying she had appeared on a Facebook livestream video on the day of the riot inside the U.S. Capitol building. After obtaining a search warrant from Google to look at the account associated with her email address, federal agents found that a mobile device associated with that account had displayed a location radius within the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, around 2 p.m. According to court documents, the FBI compared the picture from Sunstrom's driver's license with surveillance footage at and around the Capitol and alleged that she appears in several images. Sunstrom is allegedly seen inside the building, dressed in a green jacket and pants with a large-scale Stars and Stripes pattern on them. She was arrested on May 19, 2021.
Case History
Sunstrum pleaded Guilty to Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Sentenced 2/24/2022 to 3 years of probation; 30 days home detention/location monitoring; $10 special assessment; $500 in restitution. Sunstrum 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.