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Daniel Hatcher

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Daniel Hatcher is an older man, in his late sixties to early seventies depending on the report, from the small town of Searcy, Arkansas. On January 6, he and two others went in through a broken window near the Senate wing, stayed about two minutes, and walked back out through a door. By his own account to the FBI, he had climbed partway up a wall outside the building, thought better of it, and came back down to use the stairs instead. The record: Hatcher pleaded guilty to charges connected to that day, including disorderly conduct in the Capitol and parading, demonstrating, or picketing. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, including all eight Arkansans charged in connection with that day. Case: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, as reported: 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. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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