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Elias Irizarry
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageElias Irizarry is a young South Carolinian who was a cadet at The Citadel — the storied military college in Charleston — when his life took a hard turn. Court records show Irizarry was not accused of attacking anyone on January 6, 2021. He entered the Capitol and witnessed the events around him, and he took full responsibility for being there. He pleaded guilty and, in March 2023, was sentenced to 14 days and a $500 fine. Then Elias Irizarry did something that takes real backbone: he kept building a life of public service, filing in 2024 to run for the South Carolina House of Representatives in the 43rd District. A young man knocked down, choosing to get back up and serve his community. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted sweeping clemency to January 6 defendants, and Elias Irizarry was among those covered. Case record: United States v. Elias Irizarry, No. 1:21-cr-282, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested March 16, 2021; pleaded guilty October 26, 2022; sentenced March 2023. 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-282
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/16/21. Charged via criminal information on 4/6/21. Arraigned 4/16/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Indictment fiiled 12/15/21. Pleaded guilty 10/26/22.
- Arrested
- March 16, 2021
- Plea
- October 26, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Press & news
- https://www.live5news.com/2024/03/29/citadel-cadet-who-entered-us-capitol-during-jan-6-riots-running-sc-house/ →
- https://www.postandcourier.com/york-county/politics/trump-irizarry-insurrection-january-riot-citadel/article_81a15b34-ed24-11ee-b2d6-db00dff5c670.html →
- https://www.live5news.com/2023/03/17/former-citadel-cadet-sentenced-role-jan-6-riots/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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