Woman Pleads Guilty In Riot, Boasted “Infamy Is As Good As Fame, Either Way I End Up More Well Known”

August 31, 2021 Extremists, Trump cultists

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports:

A woman who attended the University of Kentucky pleaded guilty Monday to a charge related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. In federal court in Washington D.C., Gracyn Dawn Courtright pleaded guilty to a charge of entering and remaining in a restricted area, according to federal court records. She had faced more charges.

Courtright, who is from West Virginia, will be sentenced Nov. 16. She could face up to six months in prison in addition to other fines and restitution. “At approximately 3:01 p.m., surveillance footage showed Courtright walking up the steps near the Senate chambers carrying a “Members Only” sign,” according to plea deal documents.

The Associated Press reports:



According to the affidavit, a witness who saw a video of Courtright in the Capitol messaged her on Instagram asking if she was there. The witness provided a screenshot of the messages to the FBI. The witness expressed embarrassment after Courtright admitted she went inside, according to the FBI. Courtright allegedly wrote, “I’m not embarrassed so you shouldn’t be.”

When the witness accused her of treason, Courtright said she did not know what treason was, according to the affidavit. Before Courtright deleted her Instagram account, she wrote, “Infamy is just as good as fame. Either way I end up more known. XOXO.” According to the affidavit, in two Instagram photos in which she is raising her arms in the air, Courtright wrote, “can’t wait to tell my grandkids I was here!”

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