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Benjamin H. Torre
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageBenjamin Torre is a small-town Georgia guy from Dawsonville, in the North Georgia foothills, still in his early twenties when his case ended. He went to Washington on January 6, 2021, like thousands of others, to hear a president speak. FACT: Benjamin Torre entered the Capitol through a broken window near the Senate wing and was inside for roughly 15 minutes before leaving the same way he came in (11Alive, AJC). No violence. No destruction charged. FACT: He took responsibility. He pleaded guilty on March 9, 2022, and stood before Judge Rudolph Contreras that July. The court gave him probation, not prison, 12 months, with two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, a $1,113 fine, and $500 restitution toward the Capitol (Forsyth County News, WSB-TV). He did what the court asked and went home to Dawsonville, Georgia. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering January 6 convictions, closing the book on the federal case. CASE RECORD Case: 1:21-cr-143, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested 2/9/21. Pleaded guilty 3/9/22. Sentenced 7/7/22 to 12 months probation (two months home detention), 60 hours community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution. 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
- 1:21-cr-143
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/9/21 and made his initial appearance the same day. Charged via information on 2/22/2021. Arraigned 3/3/2021 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 3/9/22. Sentenced 7/7/22 to 12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- February 9, 2021
- Plea
- March 9, 2022
- Sentenced
- July 7, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/capitol-insurrection/benjamin-torre-georgia-dc-capitol-riots/85-69d4698e-bd29-4205-972c-9a4e35d0f9e7 →
- https://www.ajc.com/news/dawsonville-man-avoids-jail-in-jan-6-charge/PQCKUBACT5B3ZAM6JY27ZH6AMY/ →
- https://www.forsythnews.com/news/crime-courts/dawsonville-man-sentenced-jan-6-us-capitol-case/ →
- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dawsonville-man-pleads-guilty-being-involved-us-capitol-riots/SVC2Z7SFGVEYLJ4YPGASZKMG5A/ →
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