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Christian Glen Cortez
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageChristian Glen Cortez is a Seabrook, Texas man from the Houston area whose January 6, 2021 case ran through the local Houston press. (FACT, ABC13, Houston Chronicle) The record: arrested March 26, 2021, initial appearance April 23, 2021. Indicted April 23, 2021, arraigned April 29, 2021, pleaded not guilty to all counts. Superseding information filed May 20, 2022. Pleaded guilty May 25, 2022. Sentenced August 31, 2022 to 4 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release, 60 hours community service, and $2,000 restitution. (FACT, DOJ) Cortez put in the community service hours the court ordered as part of closing his case. (FACT, DOJ sentencing record) On January 20, 2025, President Trump proclaimed "a full, complete and unconditional pardon" for January 6 defendants nationwide. Christian Glen Cortez's case falls within that sweep. (DOCUMENTED INFERENCE, White House proclamation; individual certificate not independently confirmed) Case record: Case No. 1:21-cr-317, 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-cr-317
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/26/21. Initial appearance held on 4/23/21. Indicted 4/23/21. Arraigned 4/29/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Superseding information filed 5/20/22. Pleaded guilty 5/25/22. Sentenced 8/31/22 to 4 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- March 26, 2021
- Plea
- May 25, 2022
- Sentenced
- August 31, 2022
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
4 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/cortez-christian-0 →
- https://abc13.com/houston-area-capitol-riot-arrests-jaunary-6th-arrest-seabrook-man-gets-sentence-christian-cortez/12185498/ →
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Seabrook-man-pleads-guilty-to-felony-for-actions-17198619.php →
- 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/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Christian Glen Cortez appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 2 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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2 documents on file
Court1 document
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
Govt response1 document
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.