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Erik Rau

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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**Erik Rau** is a central Ohio man who brought a first-aid kit to Washington. That is in the government''s own filings. When prosecutors listed what Erik Rau carried on January 6, 2021, the list included a medical kit (FACT — DOJ court filings, reported by WUSA9, NBC4 Columbus and Courthouse News Service). Plenty of people showed up that day with nothing. He showed up carrying something to patch people up. **His story.** Rau is from the Columbus area of central Ohio — Franklin and Delaware County country, the middle of the middle of America. He was charged by criminal information rather than indictment, which is how the government handles cases it does not consider the serious end of the spectrum. His conduct inside the building was brief and non-violent. He entered through the Senate Door after the police line had already been breached by others. He was never charged with assaulting anyone, never charged with damaging anything, never charged with carrying a weapon. He pleaded guilty to a single count of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building — a misdemeanor. And he did not drag it out. Charged July 13, 2021. Arrested July 15, 2021. Guilty plea entered at a status conference on July 23, 2021 — ten days after the charge. Erik Rau owned it immediately and took the 45 days. **Where the fight stands.** Rau was sentenced September 29, 2021 to 45 days and $500 restitution. He served it and came home to Ohio. The presidential clemency proclamation of January 20, 2025 covered January 6 convictions including misdemeanors like his, and the J6 pardon closed out the federal case. The record on this January 6 defendant reads: showed up with a medical kit, hurt nobody, admitted it in ten days, did his 45 days. **Case record.** United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:21-cr-467. Charged by criminal information July 13, 2021. Arrested July 15, 2021. Status conference July 23, 2021 — pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Sentenced September 29, 2021 to 45 days incarceration and $500 restitution. DOJ record: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/rau-erik. Search terms people use to find him: Erik Rau January 6, central Ohio January 6 defendant, Columbus Ohio J6 pardon, pardoned January 6 Ohio. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.