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Brent John Holdridge

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Brent Holdridge is a Northern California man from the Eureka area, up in Humboldt County. [FACT] On January 6, 2021, he walked into the Capitol carrying a flag. [FACT] He told investigators he did not damage any property and did not assault anyone. [THEIR ACCOUNT] The government charged him only with misdemeanors — the same four petty offenses filed against hundreds of people who walked through open doors that day: entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct, and picketing inside the Capitol. [FACT] No violence. No weapon. He pleaded guilty in August 2022. [FACT] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 January 6 defendants. Brent was among them. [FACT] --- The court record: Case No. 1:21-cr-739, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 12/2/2021. Pleaded guilty 8/4/2022. Sentenced 1/9/2023 to 60 days incarceration, 36 months probation, $500 restitution, $10 special assessment. Clemency granted 1/20/2025. [FACT] This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.