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Cara Maureen Hentschel

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Cara Maureen Hentschel is a Springfield, Missouri woman who traveled to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. FACT: Hentschel was identified after an FBI tip about photographs she posted from inside the Capitol. She was arrested on a warrant on October 4, 2021. She pleaded guilty on May 18, 2022, to a count tied to her presence in the building. She was sentenced on September 30, 2022, to 45 days in a halfway house, 36 months of probation, a $500 fine, and $500 in restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Case 1:21-cr-667, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restrictive Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 10/4/21. Information filed 11/11/21. Pleaded guilty 5/18/22. Sentenced 9/30/22 to 45 days in a halfway house/residential reentry, 36 months of probation, $500 fine, and $500 restitution. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-667
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 10/4/21. Information filed 11/11/21. Pleaded guilty 5/18/22. Sentenced 9/30/22 to 45 days in a halfway house/residential reentry, 36 months of probation, $500 fine, and $500 restitution.
Arrested
October 4, 2021
Plea
May 18, 2022
Sentenced
September 30, 2022

Charges

  • Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restrictive Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

45 days in a halfway house/residential reentry, 36 months of probation, $500 fine, and $500 restitution

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