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Alex Kirk Harkrider

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January 6 case-file subject · United States v. Nichols & Harkrider

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Alex Kirk Harkrider is a United States Marine Corps rifleman from Carthage, Texas, two deployments, a Combat Action Ribbon, and a catering business he built with his own two hands. Start with the service, because that came first. Harkrider served as a Marine rifleman from 2008 to 2012 and deployed twice. His decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FACT, Marine Corps Times, May 28, 2024.) He came home carrying the cost of that service. His family's support campaign describes Alex Harkrider as a 100% disabled combat veteran who lost his VA disability benefits after his January 6 conviction. (THEIR ACCOUNT, GiveSendGo, "Help a Hero Rebuild.") So he went back to work. That same campaign describes him as the proud owner of a catering business, already booking work with well-known bands and building his audience. A Marine rebuilding from scratch, in the kitchen, in Panola County. (THEIR ACCOUNT, GiveSendGo.) Carthage did not forget him. When Alex Harkrider came home in January 2025, East Texas supporters were waiting for him, local news covered the homecoming. (FACT, KLTV, January 23, 2025.) THE LEGAL FIGHT Harkrider was arrested January 18, 2021, in Carthage, Texas. He was detained January 22, 2021, and released April 26, 2021 to house arrest with electronic monitoring. He was convicted after a stipulated bench trial on January 2, 2024, on four felony and three misdemeanor counts, and sentenced May 23, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth to 24 months' imprisonment, 24 months' supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. (FACT, DOJ; Marine Corps Times.) Charges are charges, and the record is the record. On January 20, 2025, Harkrider received a full January 6 pardon and was released hours later. He is named on the Office of the Pardon Attorney certificate-recipient list. (FACT, White House presidential action, January 20, 2025; DOJ Pardon Attorney FOIA release.) NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: the archive has not yet verified separate post-Fischer treatment of the 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) count. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-117, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested January 18, 2021. DOJ defendant page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/harkrider-alex-kirk This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number: 1:21-cr-117
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge: Royce C. Lamberth
Defense attorney: Kira Anne West (detention proceedings; later counsel pending verification)
Disposition: Arrested January 18, 2021. Detained January 22, 2021; released April 26, 2021 to house arrest with electronic monitoring. Convicted after a stipulated bench trial January 2, 2024 on four felony and three misdemeanor counts. Sentenced May 23, 2024. Full January 6 pardon effective January 20, 2025; named on the Office of the Pardon Attorney certificate-recipient list. The archive has not yet verified separate post-Fischer treatment of the § 1512(c)(2) count.

Arrested: January 18, 2021
Sentenced: May 23, 2024

Charges

Civil disorder — 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3)
Obstruction of an official proceeding — 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) (conviction entered January 2, 2024; post-Fischer docket treatment pending verification)
Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon — 18 U.S.C. §§ 1752(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)
Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon — 18 U.S.C. §§ 1752(a)(2), (b)(1)(A)
Theft of government property — 18 U.S.C. § 641
Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building — 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(D)
Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building — 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(G)

Sentence

24 months imprisonment; 24 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution

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Official Instructions for Requesting a January 6 Pardon Certificate

The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney explains how people covered by the January 20, 2025 January 6 pardon proclamation may request a certificate. The requester should email the office with the specified subject line and provide a full name, prison register number if any, and district court case number. Coverage and person-specific certificate status still require individual verification.

Alex Kirk Harkrider

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