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Andrew Valentin
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Andrew Valentin is a young man from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains of Monroe County, who went to Washington with his older brother and came home four years later beside him. Two brothers from Monroe County. They went together. They came home together. HIS STORY (FACT, per Pennsylvania press coverage): Andrew Valentin was 26 when he was arrested and 27 when he was released. He and his brother Matthew Valentin are both from Stroudsburg, a small Pocono town. Federal prosecutors confirmed that neither brother entered the Capitol building itself, neither injured anyone, and neither damaged government property. They were arrested together on February 11, 2024, in South Whitehall, Pennsylvania, and their cases moved through the D.C. federal court together. THE LEGAL FIGHT (FACT, court record): Andrew Valentin was charged with felony civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, plus several misdemeanors. In September 2024 he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison on January 17, 2025. CLEMENCY (FACT): Three days after he was sentenced, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a full, complete and unconditional pardon covering individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Andrew Valentin and his brother Matthew were released from the Central Detention Facility in Washington, D.C., just before midnight that night. They were among the very first January 6 prisoners released under the pardon, and national wire coverage carried their walk out the door. CASE RECORD: Federal January 6 prosecution, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 2/11/2024 in South Whitehall, PA. Pleaded guilty September 2024. Sentenced 1/17/2025. Released under presidential pardon 1/20/2025. Case number not yet recorded in this archive entry. Andrew Valentin served three days of a thirty-month sentence and walked out with his brother. That is a homecoming worth remembering. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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- https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/pardoned-jan-6-defendants-from-pennsylvania-range-from-remorseful-to-defiant/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pennsylvania-brothers-plead-guilty-felony-charges-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/valentin-brothers-released-d-c-135853581.html →
- https://www.aol.com/news/first-two-jan-6-prisoners-074957497.html →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pennsylvania-brothers-arrested-assaulting-law-enforcement-and-other-charges-during-jan-6 →
- https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2024-09-20/monroe-county-brothers-involved-in-jan-6-capitol-riots-to-plead-guilty-in-d-c-federal-court →
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