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Cynthia Catherine Ballenger
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageCynthia Catherine Ballenger is from Emmitsburg, Maryland — and she faced her January 6 case the way she went to Washington: side by side with her husband. She and her husband, Christopher Price, were charged together. They did not take pleas. They went to trial together, telling WUSA9 before trial that standing their ground was worth it (THEIR ACCOUNT). FACT: Cynthia Ballenger was arrested August 9, 2021 and released on personal recognizance — the government never argued she was a danger to anyone. FACT: Court records (CourtListener docket, No. 1:21-cr-719) show she was convicted at trial and sentenced on September 29, 2023 to four months of incarceration and nine months of probation, with $500 restitution. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation granted a full pardon covering January 6 convictions like hers. A Maryland wife and husband who stood together, took their case to trial together, and came out the other side with a full pardon. CASE RECORD (FACT): United States v. Ballenger, initially No. 1:21-mj-550, prosecuted as No. 1:21-cr-719, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested August 9, 2021. Convicted at trial; sentenced September 29, 2023. Covered by the January 20, 2025 pardon proclamation. DOJ page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/ballenger-cynthia-catherine. 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-550
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 8/9/21. Initial appearance 8/12/21. Defendant placed on personal recognizance. Status hearing set for 10/5/21 at 1 pm.
- Arrested
- August 9, 2021
Charges
- Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry or Disorderly Conduct
Press & news
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61603064/united-states-v-ballenger/ →
- 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.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/maryland-couple-headed-to-trial-on-capitol-riot-charges-christopher-cynthia-price-ballenger-january-6-trump/65-a8eb1170-d7cf-433b-b533-b0edbabe9cdb →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Cynthia Catherine Ballenger appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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