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Daniel Jay Valdez
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDaniel Jay Valdez is a Colorado man in his sixties who traveled to Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, with his son, Payton. FACT: Valdez was arrested October 24, 2023, following a criminal complaint filed October 10, 2023. Court records reported by Colorado Newsline show he was sentenced to 36 months of probation for disorderly conduct in a restricted building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. His son Payton was separately charged out of Aurora, Colorado, and sentenced around the same time. Father and son went through the case together. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Case 23-MJ-00268, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The docket, as recorded: Complaint filed 10/10/2023. Arrested 10/24/2023. Sentenced to 36 months of probation, per court records reported by Colorado Newsline. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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- Case number
- 23-MJ-00268
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Complaint Filed - 10/10/2023 Arrested- 10/24/2023
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