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Howard Raymond Freelove

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Howard Raymond Freelove is a Chula Vista, California man, down in South Bay San Diego County a few miles off the border. Chula Vista, California. That is home, and he said so himself. FACT, per Times of San Diego and NBC 7 San Diego. THEIR ACCOUNT: Howard Raymond Freelove posted his own video before the trip. "Hello everyone, Freelove here. I left Chula Vista, California a couple of days ago, and I'm on my way to Washington D.C. for the rally." FACT, that is his quote, per Times of San Diego. He said where he was from and where he was going, on camera, under his own name. A man announcing his own travel plans on the internet is not a man running an operation. THE LEGAL FIGHT He was charged in February 2024. That is three years after January 6, 2021. FACT, per Times of San Diego and NBC 7 San Diego. Four misdemeanor counts. No felony. FACT, per the same reporting. He was released the same day on a $5,000 bond. FACT, per Times of San Diego. The court did not think Howard Raymond Freelove needed to be held. CHARGE ONLY. Presumed innocent. No conviction is recorded in this archive for Howard Raymond Freelove. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions and directed the dismissal of pending indictments. FACT, per the White House proclamation. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION on the docket entry resolving his case. THE CASE RECORD No case number, court, or docket entry is carried in this archive for Howard Raymond Freelove. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION. The federal charges were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, per news reporting. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: age, occupation, service record, and family information are unverified. Social handles are listed here only when the person publishes them. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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