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Daniel Warmus
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDaniel Warmus is a Western New York man from Alden, just outside Buffalo. [FACT] He walked into the Capitol Rotunda on January 6 wearing a hoodie and carrying no weapon. [FACT] He stayed, he left, and he later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. [FACT] No violence. No assault. [FACT] The local press made a headline out of him being the first Western New Yorker sent to jail over that day — 45 days. [FACT] He served it and went home. [FACT] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 January 6 defendants. [FACT] --- The court record: Case No. 1:21-cr-417, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 5/18/2021. Pleaded guilty 5/23/2022. Sentenced 9/27/2022 to 45 days incarceration, 24 months probation, 60 hours community service, $500 restitution. Clemency granted 1/20/2025. [FACT] This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-417
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 5/18/21. Initial appearance held 5/24/21. Charged via criminal information 6/21/21. Arraigned 7/16/21 and pleaded not guilty to counts 1-4. Pleaded guilty 5/23/22. Sentenced 9/27/22 to 45 days of incarceration, 24 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- May 18, 2021
- Plea
- May 23, 2022
- Sentenced
- September 27, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority
- Knowingly and with Intent to Impede or Disrupt the Orderly Conduct of Government Business or Official Functions
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence
45 days of incarceration, 24 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/alden-man-who-breached-capitol-pleads-guilty-to-misdemeanor-charge/article_c3c3b696-db98-11ec-8c0a-a37b80178719.html →
- https://www.wivb.com/news/january-6-capitol-riot-alden-man-first-wnyer-jail-time-for-actions-in-jan-6-attack-sentenced-to-45-days-behind-bars/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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