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Derek Kinnison

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Derek Kinnison is a Lake Elsinore man, Riverside County, Inland Empire, Southern California. He was 42 when the government brought him to trial. Family man's country out there. Working towns. Hometown: Lake Elsinore, California. Age 42. FACT, per the U.S. Attorney's Office and Patch. Here is the record. Derek Kinnison was indicted June 9, 2021, and arrested June 10, 2021. He was arraigned June 14, 2021, and pleaded not guilty to all counts. He remained free on personal recognizance through the pretrial phase. That matters. The court did not hold him. He went to trial. A 17 day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ended November 7, 2023. The jury convicted him of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, tampering with documents or proceedings, and two misdemeanors. In April 2024 he was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. FACT, per the DOJ press release and Patch. His attorney told the court that Derek Kinnison regretted his involvement in the events of January 6 at the Capitol. THEIR ACCOUNT, per Patch. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-392, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Royce C. Lamberth. Charges per the DOJ record: Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Restricted Building or Grounds; Tampering with Documents or Proceedings. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/kinnison-derek This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-392
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Indicted 6/9. Arrested 6/10. Arraigned 6/14 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Status conference set for 10/4 at 1 pm. Defendant remains on personal recognizance.

Charges

  • Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding
  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
  • Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Tampering with Documents or Proceedings

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