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Aiden Henry Bilyard
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageAiden Bilyard of Cary, North Carolina was 18 years old on January 6, 2021 — reported as the youngest North Carolina defendant charged in the Capitol cases (FACT: WAVY). He owned it young. Arrested November 22, 2021. On October 20, 2022 — at age 20 — he pleaded guilty to assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon (chemical spray). No trial, no years of denial. Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced him to 40 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $3,500 restitution (FACT: DOJ, WCNC). On January 20, 2025, presidential clemency covered January 6 cases. Bilyard came home with his whole twenties still in front of him. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:22-cr-34 (initially filed as 1:21-mj-656), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested November 22, 2021. Indicted January 26, 2022. Pleaded guilty October 20, 2022, to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. Sentenced to 40 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $3,500 restitution. Case covered by the January 20, 2025 clemency. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:22-cr-34
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as Case # 1:21-mj-656. Arrested 11/22/2021. Indicted 1/26/22. Pleaded guilty 10/20/22.
- Arrested
- November 22, 2021
- Plea
- October 20, 2022
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/north-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-officers-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/north-carolinas-youngest-defendant-sentenced-to-prison-for-his-role-in-the-violent-attack-at-u-s-capitol/ →
- https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/north-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-officers-jan-6-capitol-breach/275-4d4f42b1-6684-4922-928d-7f27293bfa43 →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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