Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- Kentucky
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
A witness allegedly told the FBI that he traveled by car with two other men to Washington, D.C., and checked in at the Holiday Inn National Airport in Arlington, Va. He became ill during the drive and was not able to attend any of the events, but the two others -- Dalton Crase and Troy Williams -- allegedly did. According to court documents, the FBI later interviewed Crase and Williams, who admitted to attending the president's speech and to have subsequently walked to the Capitol building and entered on two occasions. They also provided photographs and videos they took inside. Crase allegedly told FBI agents: “Even though we didn’t participate in violence, I think it was dumb that we went in. ... I was breaking the law by being in the Capitol building but it didn’t register with me. ... Even me, I didn’t do anything violent, but I went into the building, so I did trespass.” According to court documents, Williams told FBI agents that “I wasn’t doing anything wrong or inciteful. ... We were a part of something, there’s cops here, they tried to stop us, they are not letting us in, but not fighting us.” Williams also allegedly said he “rationalized with himself at one point asking himself what the legal way would be to get into the Capitol building,” because they were told by other men in the crowd that this could be a felony. Crase told the FBI “if he was ever allowed back, he would get a 'pass' the next time.”
Case History
Williams pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced 1/13/2022 to 3 years probation; 60 days home detention/location monitoring; $10 special assessment; $500 restitution; 60 hours community service. Williams 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.