Traci J. Sunstrum

Traci J. Sunstrum, 44, of Amherst, New York, entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot wearing a blue baseball hat with a large "Q" on the front, a green hooded sweater, and American flag pants, spending about 20 minutes inside; she later posted on Facebook claiming she had been acting as a "citizen journalist" by filming "Trump supporters stopping antifa from breaking stuff." She was identified through Google location data and an anonymous tip after being seen on a Facebook Live stream from inside the building. She pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper sentenced her on 2/24/2022 to 3 years of probation, 30 days of home confinement, a $10 special assessment, and $500 in restitution.