Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 54
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
An FBI criminal complaint alleges that Yvonne St Cyr went into the U.S. Capitol without authorization sometime between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. Part of the evidence against her includes a 38-minute video that St Cyr allegedly shot of herself inside the building, which included the destruction of an office window inside the Capitol, and a recording of her standing in the window shouting to the crowd below. Facebook eventually suspended her account for violating its policy against posting depictions of violence, court documents say. The FBI also said tipsters sent them screenshots of St Cyr’s postings on social media during the siege. They show her inside the building, and the caption on one reads: “Patriots are in our house.” St. Cyr served in the U.S. Marines from 1988 to 2005 and had no deployments, a Marine Corps spokesperson told NPR.
Case History
St Cyr pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 3/10/2023. Sentenced on 9/13/2023 to 30 months incarceration; 36 months supervised release; special assessment of $270; fine of $1,000; restitution of $2,000. St Cyr 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 - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.