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Felipe Antonio Martinez
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Felipe Antonio Martinez is a Lake Elsinore, California man, a Riverside County local who was 50 years old when his January 6 case finally reached a jury. He did not take a plea. He took his case to trial, lost, went to prison, and walked out with a full presidential pardon. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Martinez was arrested June 10, 2021 and charged alongside co-defendants in the multi-defendant Hostetter case in Washington, D.C. (Source: DOJ defendant page, CourtListener docket) FACT: He exercised his right to a jury trial. On November 7, 2023 the jury returned guilty verdicts on conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction, and two misdemeanor counts. (Source: DOJ, Washington Times) FACT: On April 19, 2024 he was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. (Source: DOJ press release, Patch Lake Elsinore) FACT: On January 20, 2025 President Trump granted a full pardon for January 6 offenses, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Felipe Antonio Martinez among pardon certificate recipients. (Source: White House proclamation, DOJ Pardon Attorney FOIA release) Four years, a jury trial, prison time, and then the slate wiped clean. Felipe Martinez of Lake Elsinore saw the whole process through to the end. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-00392-RCL, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: June 10, 2021. Jury verdict: November 7, 2023. Sentenced: April 19, 2024. Full pardon: January 20, 2025. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/martinez-felipe-antonio 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-00392-RCL
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Royce C. Lamberth
- Prosecutor
- U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
- Defense attorney
- Nicholas D. Smith
- Disposition
- Jury verdict of guilty on four counts on November 7, 2023; sentenced April 19, 2024; full pardon January 20, 2025.
- Arrested
- June 10, 2021
- Sentenced
- April 19, 2024
Charges
- Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512(k))
- Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c)(2), 2)
- Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds (18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1))
- Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds (18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2))
Sentence
21 months imprisonment; 36 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $250 special assessment. Full pardon granted January 20, 2025.
Press & news
- https://followourcourts.com/2025/01/seven-from-ie-pardoned-over-jan-6-cases/ →
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59975720/united-states-v-hostetter/ →
- https://www.courthousenews.com/4-california-men-linked-to-three-percenters-militia-convicted-of-conspiracy-in-jan-6-case/ →
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/erik-scott-warner-felipe-antonio-martinez-derek-ki/ →
- https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/lake-elsinore-menifee-temecula-men-sentenced-jan-6-attack →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/freedom-information-act-foia-release-pardon-certificate-recipients →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/four-men-california-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-jan-6-capitol →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Felipe Antonio Martinez appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
8 documents on file
Ryan7 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
order · Jan 20, 2025
Pardon status record for Felipe-Tony Antonio Martinez
Official proclamation and Office of the Pardon Attorney recipient record.
article · Apr 19, 2024
DOJ sentencing record for Felipe Martinez and three co-defendants
U.S. Attorney’s Office release reporting the April 19, 2024 sentences.
ruling · Nov 7, 2023
Signed jury verdict form for Felipe Martinez and co-defendants
Signed November 7, 2023 verdict filed November 8 in No. 1:21-cr-00392-RCL.
indictment · May 10, 2023
Second superseding indictment in United States v. Hostetter
May 10, 2023 indictment stating the prosecution’s allegations and count structure.
order · Jun 29, 2021
Order setting Felipe Martinez’s conditions of release
Signed order setting pretrial release conditions in No. 1:21-cr-00392-RCL.
order · Jun 10, 2021
Returned arrest warrant for Felipe Antonio “Tony” Martinez
Executed federal arrest warrant in United States v. Hostetter, No. 1:21-cr-00392-RCL.
docket · Jun 9, 2021
CourtListener/RECAP docket for United States v. Hostetter
Public docket index for No. 1:21-cr-00392-RCL.
Court1 document
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
transcript · Dec 3, 2021
Transcript of December 3, 2021 status conference in United States v. Hostetter
Official-court-reporter transcript of the status conference at which six defendants were arraigned on the December 1, 2021 superseding indictment. Felipe Antonio “Tony” Martinez’s counsel entered a not-guilty plea, waived formal reading and did not object to a 60-day continuance. The indictment’s charges were accusations at that stage, not findings.