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Elias Costianes

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Elias Costianes is a car dealer, a homebuilder, and a YouTube creator from Nottingham, Maryland, just outside Baltimore. Three trades. He sells cars. He builds houses. He makes his own content and puts it out under his own name. THE MAN FACT: Elias Costianes is described in Baltimore reporting as a car dealer, homebuilder and YouTube content creator. Source: The Baltimore Banner. FACT: He was 42 at the time of the federal case and lives in Nottingham, Maryland. THEIR ACCOUNT: Costianes told the court he planned to go home and care for an ailing sister. Source: The Baltimore Banner. A man who builds houses and sells cars and takes care of his own family. That belongs on the record next to everything else. THE JANUARY 6 CASE FACT: He was arrested February 12, 2021 and indicted by a grand jury March 3, 2021. CHARGE ONLY: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. FACT: Elias Costianes pleaded not guilty to every count. He never pleaded guilty in the January 6 case. FACT: On January 21, 2025, the court granted the government's motion to dismiss the January 6 case with prejudice. No trial. No conviction. It cannot be brought back. THE SEPARATE MARYLAND CASE, STATED PLAINLY CHARGE ONLY / NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: Separately from January 6, Costianes was indicted in the District of Maryland on drug conspiracy and firearms charges after a search connected to the Capitol investigation. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year and a day. Sources: U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; The Baltimore Banner. FACT: In June 2025 a federal judge granted a Rule 48(a) motion, the gun conviction was overturned, the sentence was vacated, and Costianes was ordered released after serving less than four months. Source: The Baltimore Banner; The Daily Record. We publish the whole record, including what came after. He is presumed innocent on any matter not resolved against him, and the conviction that did land was overturned and the sentence vacated. CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-180, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested February 12, 2021. Indicted March 3, 2021. Pleaded not guilty. Dismissed with prejudice January 21, 2025. Charging document: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.228290/gov.uscourts.dcd.228290.7.0.pdf DOJ record: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/costianes-elias This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.