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Gary Wilson

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Gary Wilson is a Salt Lake City, Utah man, and here is the line in his case file that the headlines never carried: federal prosecutors did not accuse Gary Wilson of committing violence. Not once. Not against an officer. Not against anyone. WHO HE IS FACT: Gary Wilson is from Salt Lake City, Utah. He traveled to Washington for January 6, 2021, and was there alongside two other men, Patrick Montgomery of Colorado and Brady Knowlton of St. George, Utah. (NPR Jan. 6 Archive; FOX 13 Salt Lake City; Gephardt Daily) FACT: Investigators built the case against Gary Wilson from flight records, cellphone records, an interview with a family member, and video from multiple sources. That is what a three year federal investigation produced. FACT: The charging documents state that Wilson was near multiple confrontations between the crowd and police, and that prosecutors did NOT accuse Wilson of committing violence himself. That is the government's own position, in the government's own filing. THE RECORD, PLAINLY FACT: Gary Wilson pleaded NOT GUILTY to all charges and fought them. FACT: He was charged with seven counts, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding. He was acquitted or had dismissed every single one of them except one. FACT: On March 20, 2024, in a stipulated bench trial before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Wilson was found guilty of ONE count: theft of government property, a misdemeanor. Every other charge, including the felony, was dismissed. FACT: On July 2, 2024, he was sentenced to 30 days incarceration, 12 months of supervised release, $500 in restitution, and a $25 special assessment. Thirty days. HIS LEGAL FIGHT FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Gary Wilson received a FULL PARDON. Not a commutation. A full pardon. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-00046, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested September 13, 2021, by the FBI. Home of record: Salt Lake City, Utah. Docket: not guilty plea; stipulated bench trial March 20, 2024; guilty on one misdemeanor count of theft of government property, all other counts dismissed; sentenced July 2, 2024; full pardon January 20, 2025. Filings: CourtListener RECAP, D.D.C. docket 230237. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: No occupation, service record, interview, photo, or support page for Gary Wilson of Salt Lake City has been located and verified. Gary Wilson is a common name. Everything on this page is tied to Case No. 1:21-cr-00046 and the Salt Lake City record. No outside coverage has been attached unless it names this case. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.