Jan. 6 Protester Caught on Camera Remarking About Shooting Nancy Pelosi Sentenced to 60 Days

Caden PearsonJuly 23, 2022

A woman who took part in protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dawn Bancroft was charged with offenses related to entering and remaining in the U.S. Capitol Building during the protests, which have often been described by legacy media outlets as an “insurrection.”

The protests took place during a joint session of the United States Congress that had been convened to certify the results of the 2020 general elections, which were disputed by former President Donald Trump and his supporters.

During this time, a large crowd gathered outside the Capitol building to protest the certification. The protests spilled over the permanent and temporary barricades with some people entering the Capitol building. Thousands of protesters, mostly peaceful, remained outside.

In an affidavit accompanying the DOJ’s criminal complaint, an FBI agent said that some individuals broke windows and assaulted police officers.

One protester, Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed by a U.S. Capitol police officer while inside the building. Another woman, Rosanne Boyland, was crushed and trampled when the crowd of protesters was pushed out of the tunnel, then repeatedly struck by police as she lay unconscious.

The FBI agent said the agency received a tip with a video purported to be filmed by Bancroft as she was attempting to exit the Capitol building, but was slowed by a bottleneck at the exit point.

“During the video, Bancroft stated, ‘We broke into the Capitol … we got inside, we did our part,” the FBI agent’s affidavit read. “Bancroft continued, ‘We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the [expletive] brain but we didn’t find her.”

The FBI agent believed Bancroft was referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Charges

According to the DOJ, Bancroft’s charges included entering and remaining in a restricted