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This profile was set up so Douglas can take it over and build a personal record of what happened. It is part of a larger effort to put every January 6 defendant's case in public, side by side with Ryan Nichols's — one master record the government cannot bury.
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The record, so far
In Mathews County, Virginia — a seaside town of about 9,000 — Douglas Sweet is the neighbor people know by name. FACT: Sweet worked the shipyards near his home until a job injury in the early 1990s ended that career. Since then he's made his living as a handyman around town. When he was arrested, neighbors told reporters that even those who condemned January 6 still stood by the man they know. (Sources: CBS News; 13News Now.) FACT: Sweet traveled to Washington on January 6, 2021, saying he came because he believed the President had asked patriots to show up. He pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count — parading in a Capitol building. The FBI found no evidence that Sweet engaged in any violent or disruptive conduct. In November 2021 he was sentenced to 36 months probation with one month home detention, $500 restitution, and 60 hours of community service. (Sources: WTVR; WTKR; DOJ.) The court record is below and it stays there. But so does the fuller picture: a small-town handyman, a former shipyard worker, the kind of neighbor a whole town vouches for. THE CASE RECORD: Case No. 1:21-cr-41, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 1/13/21. Pleaded guilty 8/10/21. Sentenced 11/9/21 to 36 months probation. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-41
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Sweet was arrested on 1/13/21 and made his initial appearance on 1/19 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement hearing held 8/10. Pleaded guilty to count four. Sentenced 11/9 to 36 months probation with one month home detention; $500 restitution; and 60 hours community service.
- Arrested
- January 13, 2021
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
36 months probation with one month home detention; $500 restitution; and 60 hours community service
Press & news
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riots-family-divided/ →
- https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/mathews-county-man-neighnors-rally-behind-him-despite-condemning-participation-in-capitol-breach/291-90519aed-8ab9-42d3-90cd-56c480347aee →
- https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/douglas-sweet-cindy-of-mathews-plead-guilty-capitol-riot →
- https://www.wtkr.com/news/mathews-co-man-arrested-during-capitol-riot-trump-asked-all-the-patriots-to-show-up-so-i-did →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/sweet-douglas →
How verification works
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Profile becomes yours
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Why this matters for Douglas
Most J6 defendant case files sit locked inside law firms. The public hears soundbites. They do not see the grievance forms denied without a hearing. They do not see the water shut off. They do not see four years of constitutional rights violated, one piece of paper at a time.
We put it in public. All of it. Every defendant who joins. One airtight record the government cannot refute. That is how this case is won.