Public January 6 profile · ready to claim
Charles E. Schimmel, Sr.
January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageCharles E. Schimmel, Sr. is a family man from Prattsburgh, New York — a small town in the Finger Lakes — whose January 6 case came and went without a single conviction. The most important fact on this page (FACT): Charles Schimmel was never convicted of anything related to January 6. His case never got that far. The timeline tells the story (FACT — DOJ charging announcement and Rochester-area coverage): more than three and a half years after January 6, 2021, the FBI arrested Charles, then 53, and his son Logan on August 14, 2024 in western New York. The complaint alleged one felony count of obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder plus standard misdemeanor entry and disorderly-conduct counts. Court documents alleged the two attended the rally at the Ellipse and were among the crowd that entered the Capitol early that afternoon. Those were allegations in a complaint — charges, not findings. No trial ever tested them, and this archive does not treat a complaint as proof. Five months after the arrest, President Trump's January 20, 2025 proclamation ordered the dismissal of all pending January 6 prosecutions (FACT). Cases in the posture of the Schimmels' — charged, unresolved, awaiting indictment or trial — were dismissed (DOCUMENTED INFERENCE from the proclamation's directive to the Attorney General). A father and son from Prattsburgh who went through an FBI arrest together and came out the other side with no convictions and a closed case. That is the complete court record of Charles E. Schimmel, Sr. CASE RECORD - Charged by criminal complaint, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (arrested August 14, 2024; initial appearance, Western District of New York) - Charges: one felony civil-disorder count and four misdemeanor counts — allegations only, never adjudicated - Resolution: pending prosecutions dismissed pursuant to the January 20, 2025 proclamation This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
Press & news
- https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/father-son-duo-from-steuben-county-face-charges-related-to-jan-6-capitol-riot/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/new-york-men-arrested-felony-and-misdemeanor-charges-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/local/yates-schuyler-steuben-tompkins/prattsburgh-father-and-son-accused-of-breaching-u-s-capitol-on-jan-6 →
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
Charles E. Schimmel, Sr. 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.