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Jacob Hawkins
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Jacob Hawkins is a Michigan man who got on an overnight charter bus with his wife to go hear a president speak. That is how it started. A bus. A rally. A long night on the road out of Michigan. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS FACT: Charging documents say Jacob Hawkins and his wife traveled overnight on January 5, 2021 by charter bus from Michigan to attend the rally on January 6. They entered the Capitol through the Rotunda Door on the east side. They were escorted out at 2:43 p.m. They came back seven minutes later. FACT: The government charged Jacob Hawkins with one thing. Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. A petty offense. No assault count. No weapon count. No felony. FACT: He was not charged until August 8, 2023, by Information. Two years and seven months after January 6. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Hawkins pleaded guilty to the single charge. On January 12, 2024 he was sentenced to 24 months of probation, a $10 special assessment, and $500 restitution. No prison time was imposed. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed the clemency proclamation covering the January 6 prosecutions. Jacob Hawkins received a full pardon. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE The misdemeanor he pleaded to is a trespass offense. Nothing in this record charges Jacob Hawkins of Michigan with violence, with damaging anything, or with carrying a weapon. Do not stretch it past what the paper says. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION We do not yet have his occupation, his service record if he has one, his church, or his own account in his own words. If you know Jacob Hawkins, send it. CASE RECORD Jurisdiction: Federal, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charged by Information August 8, 2023. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced January 12, 2024. Full pardon January 20, 2025. Docket materials mirrored at CourtListener and the NPR January 6 archive, both linked on this page. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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