Independent Journalist Sentenced to Probation for Entering US Capitol on Jan. 6

A North Carolina independent journalist has been sentenced to 12 months probation, a fine, and 90 hours community service for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Journalist Stephen E. Horn of Raleigh, N.C., was found guilty by a federal jury of four misdemeanor crimes for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Courtesy of Stephen Horn

Independent journalist Stephen Horn, who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and later released a documentary incorporating footage he recorded that day, has been sentenced to a fine and 12 months of probation after being found guilty of four misdemeanors.

Mr. Horn, a 25-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, was found guilty in September 2023 of entering a restricted area, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted area, violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, as well as parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.