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Brandon Straka
January 6 defendant
Verified profile photographBrandon Straka is from Omaha, Nebraska, a hairstylist who became a social-media voice and founded the #WalkAway campaign in 2018, encouraging people to leave the Democratic Party. (FACT: CNN; Washington Post.) He came to Washington on January 6, 2021. Per the statement of offense he signed, Straka did not enter the Capitol building, he was outside, and left a short time later. He pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in a restricted building. (FACT.) On January 24, 2022 he was sentenced to 36 months of probation, including three months of home confinement, a $5,000 fine, and $500 in restitution. (FACT.) On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants; Straka's pardon ended his probation. (FACT: WOWT; WSAZ.) Case record, No. 1:21-cr-579, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested January 25, 2021 in Nebraska. Guilty plea October 6, 2021. Sentenced January 24, 2022. 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-579
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/25/21 in the District of Nebraska Initial appearance 1/26/21. Released on conditions. Plea agreeement entered 10/6 and pleaded guilty to count 1. Sentenced 1/24/22 to 36 months of probation, including three months of home detention, $5,000 fine, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- January 25, 2021
- Sentenced
- January 24, 2022
Charges
- Impeding law enforcement officer during civil disorder; knowingly entering and remaining on restricted grounds without lawful authority and/or engaging in disorderly conduct within proximity to a restricted building to impede official functions; engage in disorderly conduct with intent to disturb a hearing before Congress
Sentence
36 months of probation, including three months of home detention, $5,000 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/brandon-straka-capitol-riot/index.html →
- https://www.wsaz.com/2025/01/26/i-was-very-emotional-social-media-influencer-who-was-jan-6-riot-returns-home-after-trump-pardon/ →
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/brandon-straka-guilty-plea-capitol-riot/2021/10/06/7ac9397a-26d5-11ec-8831-a31e7b3de188_story.html →
- https://www.wowt.com/2025/01/23/omaha-man-among-those-pardoned-participation-january-6-riot-us-capitol/ →
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