Virginia Marie Spencer

Virginia Marie Spencer, a mother of five from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina working as a restaurant cashier, walked to the U.S. Capitol behind a group of Proud Boys with her husband, Christopher Raphael Spencer, and their 14-year-old son, entering the building with them during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and remaining inside for over 30 minutes despite seeing police deploy tear gas into the crowd outside; the family was seen in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the chaos. She pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, with other charges dismissed. She was sentenced on 1/7/2022 to 3 months of incarceration, a $10 special assessment, and $500 in restitution.