Marissa A. Suarez

Marissa A. Suarez, a Monmouth County, New Jersey corrections officer who took an "emergency holiday" to attend the Jan. 6, 2021 "Stop the Steal" rally, drove to Washington, D.C. with her friend Patricia Todisco and entered the U.S. Capitol with her through the Senate Wing Doors nearly an hour after the initial breach during the riot, spending about 30 minutes inside visiting the Crypt, photographing celebrating rioters, and chanting "Our house!"; she texted friends during the riot, "Sooo we've stormed Capitol Hill lol," "This is insane," and after leaving, "s*** got violent so we left." She pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding, dismissed. She was sentenced on 7/12/2022 to 36 months of probation, $500 in restitution, a $2,000 fine, a $10 special assessment, and 60 hours of community service.