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David Mullsteff

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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David Mullsteff is a Glen Allen, Virginia man, age 61, who attended President Trump's rally at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, before making his way to the Capitol. FACT: According to federal court records, Mullsteff witnessed broken windows and heard the commotion of the crowd, then continued to the Upper West Terrace and entered the Capitol through the breached Senate Wing door. He took photos and video inside. (Source: plea agreement, USCOURTS-dcd-1_24-cr-00330) FACT: He was arrested June 3, 2024, more than three years after January 6, and pleaded guilty to one count of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. (Source: NPR January 6 Defendants Database) CORRECTION: This profile previously stated Mullsteff was sentenced to 36 months of probation, 60 days of home detention, a $5,000 fine, and $500 restitution. That was wrong. Those numbers came from the government's recommended range inside the plea agreement, not from an actual sentence. The record shows he was never sentenced. Sentencing had been set for January 24, 2025. Two days after the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation, on January 22, 2025, the court dismissed his case without prejudice, before that sentencing hearing ever happened. (Source: NPR January 6 Defendants Database) WHERE THINGS STAND: His case closed by dismissal, not by a sentence. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. CASE RECORD Case 1:24-cr-00330, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Charges (plea): Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds Disposition: Arrested 6/3/24. Pleaded guilty. Sentencing set for 1/24/25 never occurred; case dismissed without prejudice 1/22/25 following the 1/20/25 clemency proclamation. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.