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Jacob Travis Clark

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Jacob Travis Clark is a Colorado Springs, Colorado man who took the road most January 6 defendants did not: he declined a plea and put the government to its proof at trial. The legal fight (FACT, Colorado Sun / DOJ): at a bench trial on January 30, 2023, Jacob Travis Clark was found guilty of one felony — obstruction of an official proceeding — and five misdemeanors, and on October 30, 2023, he was sentenced to 33 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release. The felony rested on 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) — the very statute the U.S. Supreme Court later reined in with its June 2024 ruling in Fischer v. United States, which held prosecutors had applied that law too broadly in January 6 cases (FACT). On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation granted full pardons to individuals convicted of offenses relating to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 — Colorado's January 6 defendants among them (FACT, Colorado Newsline). Case record: Case No. 1:21-mj-279 (initial filing), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; bench trial before Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-mj-279
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 4/21/21. Initial appearance 4/28/21. Defendant placed on personal recognizance. Preliminary hearing continued to for 9/7/21 at 1 pm. Sentenced at Trial 1/30/23.
Arrested
April 21, 2021
Sentenced
January 30, 2023

Charges

  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
  • Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
  • Obstruction of Justice/Congress

Sentence

Sentenced at Trial 1/30/23

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