Two Puyallup residents charged for illegally entering U.S. Capitol

By Adam Smith December 13, 2022 7:25 am

KGMICharles and Gladys Sicknick, father and mother of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, are greeted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., at right, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Brian Sicknick collapsed and later died after one of the rioters sprayed him with a chemical and a medical examiner later determined he died of natural causes. The members of the Sicknick family declined to shake hands with McConnell and McCarthy. At left is U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

SEATTLE, Wash. – Two Puyallup residents have been charged with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol and engaging in disruptive behavior during the January 6th insurrection.

Holly Christensen and her husband, Scott Christensen, have been ordered to appear before a U.S. magistrate judge Thursday, December 15th, to enter pleas.

The alleged crimes are misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in prison and maximum fine of $100,000.

FBI agents used cellphone data, Capitol surveillance video, news footage and law enforcement body-camera video as evidence against the Christensens, who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally.

The charges said Scott and Holly were spotted in the Capitol Rotunda, where Scott was captured on police body camera video conversing with a police officer.

The couple allegedly remained inside the Capitol for over an hour until they were escorted out by law enforcement.