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Gary Laird Wickersham

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Gary Laird Wickersham of West Chester, Pennsylvania is a military veteran and a widower, and at 81 years old he was one of the oldest people the government charged over January 6. Eighty one years. A veteran. A man who buried his wife in 2018 and then had federal agents at his door. FACT, per The Philadelphia Inquirer and CNN. Reporting has described Gary Wickersham as an Army veteran. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION on the branch and dates until the DD-214 is confirmed, but the veteran status is in the record, per The Week and the Inquirer. He was inside for about 22 minutes. He carried no weapon. He left on his own. FACT, per the Inquirer and his sentencing record. THEIR ACCOUNT: Gary Wickersham told the court, "It is not like me to do that. In my whole 81 years, that 22 minutes I spent in there, it was a dark blot." FACT, that is his quote in open court, per the Inquirer. Eighty one years of a life, and he measured it against 22 minutes. That is a man with a conscience, not a conspirator. THE LEGAL FIGHT Arrested May 11, 2021. Charged via criminal information September 30, 2021. FACT, per the DOJ docket. Plea agreement entered October 15, 2021. Pleaded guilty to count 4, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. A misdemeanor. FACT. Sentenced December 21, 2021 by Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, a $2,000 fine and $500 restitution. No prison. FACT, per the DOJ docket, CNN and CBS Philadelphia. His attorney argued his conduct was less severe than others charged, that he carried no weapons, and that he left voluntarily. FACT, per the Inquirer. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Pennsylvania coverage listed Gary Wickersham among the pardoned. FACT, per Pennsylvania Capital-Star. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-606, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.