Local Realtor Jenna Ryan pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of parading, picketing, or demonstrating in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. She now faces up to six months in prison as well as fine not to exceed $5,000.
The charge Ryan ended up pleading guilty to is a far cry from the ones that she originally faced.
On Jan. 15, Ryan was charged with two federal counts of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted government building without lawful authority and disorderly conduct. She was later charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct in a capital building as well as parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capital building.
Ryan first gained notoriety for her proud social media posts boasting of her activities during the riots that left five people dead. Those posts played a major role in the prosecution’s case.
In the official Statement of Offense released by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Ryan traveled from Denton to D.C. the previous day with fellow North Texas Realtor Jason Hyland and Katherine Schwab. Around 1:41 p.m. on January 6, Ryan posted a Facebook video on which she said she would “go down and storm the Capital [sic].” Shortly after that, she posted another video of herself walking toward the Capitol building.
At approximately 3:21 p.m., Ryan, Hyland, and Schwab were seen on surveillance footage entering the Capitol building through the rotunda door. She subsequently took more videos and photos from inside the Capitol and was observed chanting “fight for Trump.”
Later that evening around 6:42 p.m. she posted on Twitter, “We just stormed the Capital [sic]. It was one of the best days of my life.”
Ryan signed the document on July 24, acknowledging that all of the points were true.
Jenna Ryan Statement of Offense by Joanna England on Scribd
Ryan’s Twitter profile shows that she is working under the banner of a company called First Place Real Estate. According to its website, she is now going by the name Jennifer Rodgers, who is the only person listed on the “meet the team” section.
While she declined to answer any direct questions, Ryan issued a lengthy statement via her attorney claiming that she is a “consummate professional” who has been praised by those who have done business with her. It says that she has been the target of “much professional jealousy from those who seek to compete with her.”
The statement goes on to allege that in recent months, “various entities and individuals have repeatedly and systematically engaged in discrimination against, and defamation of Ms. Ryan and her businesses interest.” It adds that she is weighing her legal options against all those who have engaged in “defamation against her personally and professionally.”
Ryan is set to be sentenced on Nov. 4.
Jenna Ryan Redacted Statement of Facts by Joanna England on Scribd
