Christina Traugh

Christina Traugh, a South Carolina tea shop owner also known as Christina Austin who closed her store for what she called an "emergency road trip" to Washington, D.C., entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and moved through the Crypt, up to the second floor, across the Rotunda, through Statuary Hall, and through multiple office hallways outside the House of Representatives, later saying she had no regrets. She pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges, including disorderly conduct, dismissed. She was sentenced on 10/19/2023 to 18 months of probation including 45 days of home detention, a $10 special assessment, and $500 in restitution.