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Alan William Byerly

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Alan William Byerly is a Berks County, Pennsylvania man facing one of the more serious January 6 felony cases on record. The record here is heavy, and we are not going to dress it up. He is from farm and small-town country between Reading and Allentown. That is home, and that is where his family and neighbors know him. (per public records and local reporting) FACT: Byerly entered the restricted Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. Court reporting describes him striking police officers and an Associated Press photographer, including with a stun gun, during the breach. (WITF; The Inquirer) FACT: He pleaded guilty July 25, 2022, to charges including assault on a federal officer and civil disorder. On October 21, 2022, he was sentenced to 34 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. (DOJ; court record) FACT: On January 20, 2025, Alan Byerly received a full pardon under the presidential clemency proclamation. The sentence stands as the historical record of what happened; the pardon changes what the government can do about it now, not what the record says occurred. WHERE THINGS STAND: A felony assault case, a 34-month sentence, and a full pardon. Byerly's supporters have followed the case through the American Gulag project, which tracks January 6 defendants and their sentences nationwide. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-527, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Initially filed as 21-mj-500. Arrested July 7, 2021. Initial appearance July 23, 2021. Superseding indictment March 23, 2022. Pleaded guilty July 25, 2022. Sentenced October 21, 2022, to 34 months' imprisonment, three years' supervised release, $2,000 restitution. Pardoned January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.