Gracyn Courtright, a college senior, bragged about her actions on Jan. 6 on social media.
Courtright, who pleaded guilty in a court hearing conducted via videoconference, sounded emotional as she spoke to the judge on Monday morning and told the judge she was “shaking.”
Courtright was arrested on Jan. 19, the day before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration and the last full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Courtright, in social media posts and messagesin her FBI affidavit, wrote that she couldn’t “wait to tell my grandkids I was here!,” that “Infamy is just as good as fame,” and that she didn’t see what the big deal was.
“I thought it was cool,” Courtright wrote in one message. “idk what treason is... i’m not embarrassed...”that Courtright stepped over broken glass to get inside the Capitol and that she was surrounded by people trying to break into locked doors. It also notes that Courtright was seen “walking up the steps near the Senate Chambers carrying a ‘Members Only’ sign” and was soon “approached by a law enforcement officer who requested she give him the sign.
Judge Christopher R. Cooper set sentencing for Nov. 16. It is scheduled to take place in-person, but Courtright’s lawyer noted that the Courtright family has not received any COVID-19 vaccination and has no plans to do so. Courtright, asked by Judge Cooper whether her vaccination status would change between now and sentencing, said “probably not.”
Nearly 600 defendants have been arrested for their actions on Jan. 6. The FBI is working on hundreds of other cases. While federal authorities initially estimated that 800 people entered the Capitol on Jan. 6,
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