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Ethan C. Seitz
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageEthan C. Seitz is a Bucyrus, Ohio man who traveled to Washington, D.C. in January 2021 because he believed the country was worth showing up for. Ethan Seitz is from Crawford County, Ohio. Small-town roots. Before he ever left for D.C., he texted his own family about where he was going and why, a man who wasn't hiding anything. On January 6, 2021, Seitz entered the Capitol during the breach. He documented his own day on Facebook, out in the open. Charges are charges: he was later convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building. His attorneys, like many J6 defendants, argued their client was singled out. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. Ethan Seitz's case was resolved under that clemency and the felony obstruction count was dismissed. He is home. CASE RECORD: United States v. Ethan C. Seitz, Case No. 1:21-cr-279, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested March 19, 2021 in Bucyrus, Ohio; indicted April 2, 2021; pleaded not guilty to counts 1-5. Full docket available on CourtListener and the DOJ Capitol Breach page. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-279
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/19/2021. Initial appearance held 3/24/2021. Indicted 4/2/2021. Arraigned 4/22/2021 and pleaded not guilty to counts 1-5.
- Arrested
- March 19, 2021
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; 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.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/seitz-ethan-c →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/ohio-man-found-guilty-felony-charges-related-capitol-breach →
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59792741/united-states-v-seitz/ →
- https://americangulag.org/ethan-c-seitz/ →
- https://fox8.com/news/bucyrus-man-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-capitol-riot/ →
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