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Anthony Alexander Antonio
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageAnthony Alexander Antonio is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. FACT: Anthony was at the Capitol on January 6. The government's own charging documents describe him, at one point, returning to the crowd outside the tunnel to urge people to stay peaceful and work with police. Those same documents describe him grappling with officers in the lower west tunnel until he was removed with a chemical irritant. The record includes both, and this profile is not going to pretend it includes only one. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: Anthony's defense attorney argued in court that heavy cable news consumption in the weeks before January 6 left Anthony in a distorted state of mind, a defense that made national headlines as the "Foxitis" case. That is his legal team's characterization, not an independently established fact, and it does not erase what the charging documents describe. FACT: Anthony pleaded guilty in December 2023 to a single felony count, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting. Case 21-cr-497 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Destruction of Government Property. The docket, as recorded: Arrested on 4/20. Initial appearance held 5/6. Indicted 7/28. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to counts 1-9 on 8/5. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. Status conference set for 10/6 at 10:30 am. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 21-cr-497
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested on 4/20. Initial appearance held 5/6. Indicted 7/28. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to counts 1-9 on 8/5. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. Status conference set for 10/6 at 10:30 am.
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property
Press & news
- https://americangulag.org/anthony-alexander-antonio/ →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-foxmania-pleads-guilty-felony-capitol-attack-charge-rcna129621 →
- https://abc7chicago.com/january-6-attack-us-capitol-anthony-antonio-naperville-news/10915463/ →
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-rioter-anthony-alexander-antonio-who-had-foxmania-pleads-guilty/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Anthony Alexander Antonio appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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