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Brandon Kelly Dillard

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Brandon Kelly Dillard is a Las Vegas, Nevada man — and by every account an athlete of a climber. FACT: On January 6 he was captured on video scaling down the Capitol's exterior wall from the Upper West Terrace and climbing through a window. Online sleuths identified him by his distinctive Supreme spider-web hoodie, and the media pinned a nickname on him from it. (NBC News; Daily Beast.) The nickname is a press label, not a court finding — we note it only for the record and put no more weight on it than that. FACT: He was arrested March 3, 2023 in Las Vegas and later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building. (NBC News.) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. Strip away the headline and what is left is a Nevada man who accepted a misdemeanor and moved on. His real story — who he is beyond one viral clip — is his to tell. THE RECORD U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 03/03/2023 in Las Vegas. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count. Covered by the January 20, 2025 clemency. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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