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Benjamin John Silva
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageBenjamin John Silva of Yacolt, Washington — a small town in the southwest corner of the state — was 36 when the January 6 case came to his door. [FACT] He was in the crowd on the Lower West Terrace that day. When federal agents came in 2023, and when the footage was put in front of him, he did the thing a lot of people never do: he identified himself. He owned where he was. [FACT: DOJ / KGW reporting] He pleaded guilty to one felony — civil disorder — and was sentenced to four months, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution. He served it and came home to Yacolt. [FACT: court record] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. [FACT] Receipts: - DOJ press releases (guilty plea and sentencing) - KGW, The Columbian, and The Reflector coverage from his home region - KOIN coverage of the plea Case record: United States v. Silva, No. 23-mj-00179, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed 7/24/23; arrested 7/25/23. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 23-mj-00179
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Complaint Filed - 07/24/2023 Arrested- 07/25/2023
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/silva-benjamin-j →
- https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/benjamin-silva-yacolt-january-6-capitol-riot-guilty-charge-case/283-9a65e629-a1ab-432b-af1a-6466888632dd →
- https://www.kgw.com/article/news/regional/southwest-washington/southwest-washington-man-benjamin-silva-sentenced-4-months-jan-6/283-e6364246-d1b5-4212-ad4c-82540de487dd →
- https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/17/yacolt-man-sentenced-to-4-months-in-prison-for-involvement-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Benjamin John Silva appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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