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James Breheny
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJames Breheny is a Bergen County man from Little Ferry, New Jersey, whose January 6 case drew national attention because of who he knew — and what he was never charged with. FACT: James Breheny served as the Bergen County coordinator for the New Jersey chapter of the Oath Keepers. On January 6, 2021, he entered the Capitol. He was arrested on May 20, 2021, and released on personal recognizance. FACT: Unlike the Oath Keepers leadership, Breheny was never charged with conspiracy or seditious conspiracy. On June 6, 2023, he pleaded guilty to a single felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding — a statute whose reach in January 6 cases the Supreme Court later narrowed in Fischer v. United States (2024). FACT: On January 20, 2025, James Breheny was covered by the full January 6 pardon proclamation. Case record: United States v. Breheny, No. 21-mj-434, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested May 20, 2021. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 21-mj-434
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 5/20/21. Initial appearance 6/3/21. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. Status hearing set for 8/4/21 at 1 pm.
- Arrested
- May 20, 2021
Charges
- 1752 (a)(1) & (2) - Restricted Building or Grounds
- 5104 (e)(2)(D) & (G) - Violent Entry or Disorderly Conduct
- 1512 (c)(1) & (2) - Impeded an Official Proceeding
Press & news
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/6/james-breheny-new-jersey-oath-keeper-who-stormed-c/ →
- https://thehill.com/regulation/national-security/4036984-oath-keepers-member-pleads-guilty-to-felony-in-jan-6-case/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/new-jersey-man-and-oath-keeper-pleads-obstruction-congress-related-jan-6-capitol-breach →
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