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James Bonet

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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James Bonet is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-121 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 1/27/21. Initial appearance 2/12/21. Charged via criminal information on 2/16/21. Arraigned 2/24/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Charged via superseding indictment 6/2/21. Arraigned 6/16/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 10/7/21 and pleaded guilty to count 2. Sentenced 3/9/22 to 90 days of incarceration, followed by a year of supervised release, including 200 hours of community service, $500 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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Case number
1:21-cr-121
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 1/27/21. Initial appearance 2/12/21. Charged via criminal information on 2/16/21. Arraigned 2/24/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Charged via superseding indictment 6/2/21. Arraigned 6/16/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 10/7/21 and pleaded guilty to count 2. Sentenced 3/9/22 to 90 days of incarceration, followed by a year of supervised release, including 200 hours of community service, $500 restitution.
Arrested
January 27, 2021
Plea
October 7, 2021
Sentenced
March 9, 2022

Charges

  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

90 days of incarceration, followed by a year of supervised release, including 200 hours of community service, $500 restitution

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