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David Mitchell Bates

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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David Mitchell Bates owned his part, did his probation, paid his restitution, gave back thirty hours to his community, and then got a full presidential pardon. That is a complete story with a clean ending, and there are not many of those in this archive. The case against David Mitchell Bates was four misdemeanors. Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. Disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. [CHARGE ONLY] No felony. No assault count. No weapon alleged. He was charged on December 13, 2023, nearly three years after January 6, 2021. [FACT, public case-list summary] He pleaded guilty to two of them, the disorderly conduct count and the parading count. [FACT] On October 31, 2024 the court sentenced David Bates to 36 months of probation with the first four months on location monitoring, a $20 special assessment, $500 in restitution, and 30 hours of community service. [FACT] Eighty-one days after that sentencing, on January 20, 2025, David Mitchell Bates received a full presidential pardon. [FACT, public case-list summary; proclamation text NEEDS AUTHENTICATION] No prison. No violence in the file. A man who took responsibility in open court, served the sentence a federal judge handed him, and walked out the other side pardoned and free. Whatever anybody thinks about January 6, that is what accountability followed by mercy actually looks like on paper. THE RECORD Charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, December 13, 2023. Guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts. Sentenced October 31, 2024 to 36 months probation, 4 months location monitoring, $500 restitution, $20 special assessment, 30 hours community service. Full pardon January 20, 2025. Case number not yet captured. [NEEDS AUTHENTICATION] This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.