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Two Humboldt County residents were charged in federal court last week for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, invasion of the U.S. Capitol.

The FBI identified Kristen “Kris” Oliver Cunningham, 53, and his partner, Stacey Lynne Urhammer (aka Stacey Loeser), 54, on surveillance footage at multiple locations within the U.S. Capitol building and grounds, according to a federal indictment filed a week ago. The charges were first reported by Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU.

In September 2021, eight and a half months after the Capitol attack, the FBI received information that Cunningham and Urhammer had participated in the riots. Almost a year after that, the FBI interviewed an unidentified “tipster” who knows the pair.

This tipster provided the FBI with copies of Instagram direct messages in which Urhammer says it was her idea to attend the Jan. 6 events and Cunningham joined to protect her, according to a statement from FBI Special Agent Chelsea Gutierrez. 

The tipster identified Cunningham and Urhammer from the photo at the top of this post and the one below:

The FBI then reviewed security camera footage along with photos and videos from people in the crowd and found images of Cunningham and Urhammer at various location in and around the Capitol building. The two entered the Capitol at approximately 2:18 p.m. through the Senate Wing Door, according to the FBI.

The image below, taken at about 2:28 p.m., shows Cunningham and Urhammer pushed against the wall next to the Memorial Door arch after a police line pushed the crowd back into the area, according to the court filing.

About half an hour later, after police had pushed rioters out of the Memorial Door area, Cunningham and Urhammer were caught on camera walking down the hallway near the House Wing Door. See below.

Just seconds later, an image appears to show officers pointing for them to leave the Capitol:

All told, the pair was inside the Capitol building for about 40 minutes, according to investigators. 

Arrest warrants were issued last Wednesday. Cunningham and Urhammer appeared at the federal courthouse in McKinleyville last week and are currently free on bond, according to KTVU. They’ve been charged with:

• Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (
• Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
• Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
• Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

The maximum penalties for each of those first two charges include imprisonment for up to a year, probation for up to five years and a fine of up to $100,000. The second two charges each have maximum penalties of six months in prison, five years of probation and $5,000 fines.

A call to a number listed online for Cunningham went unanswered. We also called a number listed for Urhammer and were either disconnected or hung up on in the middle of leaving a voicemail. When we called back we were instructed by a male voice not to call there again.

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DOCUMENT: Notice of Proceedings and Criminal Complaint