Shawn Bradley Witzemann

Shawn Bradley Witzemann, of Farmington, New Mexico, told the FBI he had traveled to Washington, D.C. to document the protests as a journalist, then entered the U.S. Capitol through the north entrance after 2:30 p.m. during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and made his way to the Rotunda, recording video that he later sent to investigators; he was identified through an Instagram account linked to his name. He pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges, including entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct, dismissed. He was sentenced on 1/12/2023 to 24 months of probation including 7 days of intermittent confinement, a $10 special assessment, $500 in restitution, and 60 hours of community service.