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Freedom Vy

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Freedom Vy is a contractor from the Philadelphia area whose father named him Freedom on purpose. Kevin Vy fled communist Vietnam as a refugee and came to America. He named his son Freedom. In his own words: "We were looking for Freedom. That is why I give him that name." FACT, reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sit with that. A refugee from a communist country names his boy after the thing he crossed an ocean to find. Freedom Vy has carried that name his whole life. He was 39 years old at sentencing. He works as a contractor. FACT, per the Inquirer. THEIR ACCOUNT: Freedom Vy told the court he went to Washington to keep people safe. "I know with these rallies it can get a little rowdy, and everything going through my head was just to keep people safe." His attorney, Alfred Guillaume III, told the court Freedom Vy "has expressed great regret in his affiliation with the Proud Boys, and his actions on Jan. 6, 2021," and that he is not a violent offender. THEIR ACCOUNT, defense counsel. The Proud Boys affiliation was reported by the Inquirer. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION as to any specifics beyond that reporting. THE LEGAL FIGHT Complaint filed December 8, 2021. Arrested December 10, 2021. FACT, per the DOJ record. He was inside the building roughly 20 minutes. He pleaded guilty in June 2024. On September 24, 2024 he was sentenced to 50 days incarceration, one year of probation, and $500 restitution. FACT, per the Inquirer. He was never charged with, or convicted of, a violent offense in this case. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. FACT. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-mj-00689, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed 12/8/2021. Arrested 12/10/2021. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.