Public January 6 profile · ready to claim
Brian Leo Kelly
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Brian Leo Kelly is a Northern Virginia contractor from Fairfax Station charged in the January 6 Capitol case. That is how the local news identified Brian Leo Kelly before anything else: Northern Virginia contractor. FACT, per WUSA9, and corroborated by his contractor listing on BuildZoom, which shows a Virginia-based construction business under his name. A man who works with his hands and builds things for a living. His case was a misdemeanor complaint in front of a magistrate judge. Not a grand jury indictment. Not a conspiracy count. And the court let Brian Leo Kelly stay free on his own recognizance the entire way through, from his first appearance to the case's resolution. FACT, per the DOJ record. Read that again. The court looked at this man and did not think he needed a cell. People who search his name are usually trying to answer one question: was he convicted of anything. The record here answers it directly: no conviction appears in this archive for Brian Leo Kelly, and the government's own clemency directive moved to dismiss cases like his outright. WHERE THINGS STAND: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, including a directive to dismiss pending indictments. FACT, per the White House proclamation. CHARGE ONLY. Presumed innocent. No conviction is recorded in this archive for Brian Leo Kelly. THE LEGAL FIGHT Arrested January 18. Initial appearance February 9. Status hearings continued, and the defendant remained on personal recognizance throughout. FACT, per the DOJ record. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: age, exact family information, and service record have not been verified for Brian Leo Kelly. The only outlets located naming him are WUSA9 and BuildZoom. If there is more to his story, this page will carry it. CASE RECORD Case 1:21-mj-93, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-mj-93
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/18. Initial appearance held 2/9. Status hearing continued to 9/9 at 1 pm. Defendant remains on personal recognizance.
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry with Intent to Disrupt the Orderly Conduct of Official Business and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Press & news
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/northern-virginia-contractor-charged-with-entering-capitol-on-jan-6-brian-leo-kelly/65-fe1fb243-f91e-4b65-b416-0d7fb93ccdd0 →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
- https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/brian-leo-kelly →
Public knowledge · no paywall
This profile is free for anyone to read.
Sign-in is only required to claim ownership, manage a claimed profile, or suggest a factual correction. Reading and sharing the public record never requires an account.
A free account is required for either action so submissions remain tied to a real person and can be reviewed.
Tap how this hits you — no signup, everyone sees the count
Connection to United States v. Nichols
Brian Leo Kelly appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
No scans linked yet
No scans linked to this entry yet. Curating is ongoing — check back.