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Brennen Cline Machacek
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageBrennen Cline Machacek is a Hindsville, Arkansas man from Madison County who owned his mistake and did the work to make it right. FACT: On January 6, 2021, Brennen Machacek entered the Capitol through a window near the Senate Wing Door and walked through the building. He was never charged with any act of violence. (KARK) FACT: He pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. (KARK) THEIR ACCOUNT: His defense told the court he was remorseful and asked for probation and community service. (Arkansas Times, Aug. 2023) FACT: In September 2023 he was sentenced to one year of probation. No prison. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: Court filings say he was identified by a former Marine Corps colleague, which points to prior Marine Corps service. (KARK) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a clemency proclamation covering the January 6 prosecutions. The record here is simple. One misdemeanor. Full acceptance of responsibility. Probation served quietly at home in Arkansas. Brennen Machacek took his hit and moved on. CASE RECORD Defendant: Brennen Cline Machacek Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Outcome: guilty plea to one misdemeanor; sentenced September 2023 to one year of probation This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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- https://www.kark.com/crime/northwest-arkansas-resident-brennen-cline-machacek-pleads-guilty-in-jan-6-case/ →
- https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/08/29/a-remorseful-machacek-should-get-probation-for-jan-6-riots-his-defense-attorney-argues →
- https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/sep/07/hindsville-man-receives-1-year-probation-for-participating-in-us-capitol-riot/ →
- https://www.kark.com/news/politics/hindsville-man-sentenced-to-one-year-of-probation-for-jan-6-involvement/ →
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