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Daniel Paul Gray

Pardoned January 6 defendant, author, and public speaker

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Daniel Paul Gray is a writer, speaker, and martial artist from Neptune Beach, Florida — and the author of a memoir he wrote out **by hand**, in pencil, in a federal prison cell. FACT: That book is *The Men from the Medium*. Gray published it himself through his own site, danielpaulgray.com, where photographs of the original handwritten pages are posted. FACT: He hosts and appears on podcasts, and speaks publicly on accountability, faith, and rebuilding. Nobody assigned him that. He picked up a pencil because there was nothing else to pick up. ## Who he is THEIR ACCOUNT — in his own published words on his own website: Gray describes a season marked by divorce, addiction, homelessness, and incarceration, and says prison stripped life down to responsibility, humility, faith, and the daily choice to keep going when no one is watching. He writes that his work centers on accountability, empathy, and the quiet work of rebuilding a life. He says he did not set out to be an author — that writing became necessary. FACT: He is from Neptune Beach, in Duval County, Florida, on the Jacksonville beaches. He trains martial arts. He speaks about forgiveness and about how people can regain empathy for those they disagree with. Here is what Ryan will say plainly: a man who came out of federal prison and chose to build something instead of burn something is worth reading. You do not have to agree with a single thing about January 6 to respect a pencil, a stack of paper, and four years of discipline. ## The legal fight, and where it stands FACT: Arrested May 18, 2021. On October 25, 2023 Gray pleaded guilty to two felony counts — obstruction of an official proceeding, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. FACT: He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution. First Coast News covered the sentencing locally. FACT: On **January 20, 2025, Daniel Paul Gray received a full January 6 pardon** under the presidential proclamation. The Office of the Pardon Attorney certificate-recipient list includes the entry GRAY, DANIEL PAUL. He served real time. He came home pardoned. Then he did the harder part — turning a handwritten manuscript into a finished book. ## Case record - Case number: 1:21-cr-00495-ABJ - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Arrest: May 18, 2021 - Plea: October 25, 2023 — two felony counts - Sentence: 30 months prison, 36 months supervised release, $2,000 restitution - Clemency: **January 20, 2025 — full J6 pardon** (OPA recipient list: GRAY, DANIEL PAUL) - DOJ record: justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/florida-man-sentenced-prison-assault-police-officer-and-obstructing-law-enforcement - His own site (self-published): danielpaulgray.com Searching *Daniel Paul Gray January 6*, *Daniel Gray The Men from the Medium*, *Neptune Beach Florida January 6*, *pardoned January 6 author*, or *J6 pardon Jacksonville*? Start with the book he wrote by hand. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.