EXCLUSIVE: FBI Used Information Supplied by Megan Paradise to Support Jan. 6 Criminal Charges

Paradise urged protesters to enter the Capitol, stole a baseball from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, but was never charged, FBI document shows

Megan Paradise and an unidentified man pose on the east steps of the U.S. Capitol with items taken from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6, 2021. Scott Wheeler

California resident Megan Dawn Paradise—who urged protesters to charge up the Capitol’s east steps on Jan. 6 before stealing an autographed baseball from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)—testified about a fellow Californian to the FBI, leading to two criminal charges being filed against the man.

The FBI used information supplied by Paradise, 33, of Los Angeles, in a statement of facts supporting Jan. 6 criminal charges against Eric S. Christie, 56, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.