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Gabriel Burress

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Gabriel Burress is a working man from Toledo, Ohio — a laborer with a dream of owning his own company one day, and a family that stood behind him from day one. Gabriel was 23 when his case ended. His court file tells a story his family already knew (FACT, from the sentencing record in 1:21-cr-00744): he was never accused of violence. He never destroyed anything, never stole anything, never confronted an officer. He and his girlfriend followed the crowd into the Rotunda on January 6, spent roughly 20 minutes inside, and walked out. His lawyer put it plainly: his conduct was "at or near the bottom of the scale." Here is the part worth sharing. When Gabriel Burress learned there was a warrant for him, he did not run — he voluntarily surrendered to authorities the next day, August 19, 2021 (FACT). He cooperated with the FBI fully. He told agents that every interaction he personally had with police that day was respectful — even grateful (THEIR ACCOUNT, via his sentencing memorandum). He took the first plea offer without hesitation, pleading guilty in the earliest wave of defendants to a single count of parading in a Capitol building. His employer at Page Irrigation, his mother, his father, his aunt and his cousin all wrote letters to the judge on his behalf (FACT — filed on the docket). On March 31, 2022 he was sentenced to 18 months of probation, 45 days of home detention, 60 hours of community service, and $500 restitution. No prison. He completed his sentence, and his misdemeanor conviction was covered by the full-pardon provision of President Trump's January 20, 2025 proclamation (FACT). An Ohio laborer who owned his mistake, showed up, and went back to work. That is Gabriel Burress's story. CASE RECORD - Case: United States v. Burress, No. 1:21-cr-00744-TJK - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Timothy J. Kelly) - Voluntary surrender: August 19, 2021 · Guilty plea (one misdemeanor): January 10, 2022 · Sentenced: March 31, 2022 - Clemency: full pardon under the January 20, 2025 proclamation This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.