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Andrew Wrigley

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Andrew Wrigley is a Pennsylvania craftsman. Shoemaker. Woodworker. An artist who films himself teaching other people how to build things with their own two hands. Long before January 6, Andrew Wrigley was already giving his time away. His defense sentencing memorandum, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, lays it out. He taught math to immigrants two evenings a week through the Center for Literacy in Philadelphia. He guided blind athletes for years through Achilles International. He ran a woodworking program for troubled city kids at the Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. In June 2020, when Philadelphia was in unrest, he stood guard alongside police to protect a neighborhood grocery store. [THEIR ACCOUNT - defense sentencing memorandum, D.D.C.] People who knew him wrote to the court. They called him soft spoken, thoughtful, kind. One wrote, "I literally trust Andrew with my life." [THEIR ACCOUNT - character letters in the sentencing record] He got married. He and his wife, a librarian, bought a house in the Philadelphia area and enrolled together in HVAC certification classes. Working people building a life. THE LEGAL FIGHT Andrew Wrigley walked into the Capitol on January 6, 2021 carrying a 1776 flag and took a photo. He was arrested January 15, 2021. On September 8, 2021 he pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count, parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. The remaining three counts were dismissed. On December 2, 2021 he was sentenced to 18 months probation, a $2,000 fine and $500 restitution. No prison. [FACT - DOJ defendant record; CNN, Dec. 2, 2021; Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 2, 2021] "I do regret doing what I did," he told the court. [THEIR ACCOUNT - reported at sentencing] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. [FACT] THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-42, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges per the DOJ record: entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. Docket as recorded: arrested 1/15. Initial appearance 1/25. Plea agreement entered 9/8, pleaded guilty to count 4. Sentenced 12/2 to 18 months probation, $2,000 fine, $500 restitution. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.