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James Flint-Smith

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James Flint-Smith is a California man whose January 6 case ended with a federal judge throwing it out for good. Here is the record. FACT: James Flint-Smith was arrested on August 30, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. He was one of the very last people charged over January 6, 2021, more than three and a half years after the fact. FACT: He was charged with four counts. All four were misdemeanor or petty offenses. There is no allegation of violence, no assault, no weapon, no theft, no conspiracy, and no property damage anywhere in his charging document. FACT: He pleaded guilty to two of them: Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds, and Parading, Picketing, and Demonstrating in a Capitol Building or Grounds. Sentencing was calendared for April 21, 2025. FACT: He was never sentenced. On January 21, 2025, the court granted the government motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. What that means in plain English: with prejudice is the strongest form of dismissal there is. The case is closed and it cannot be brought again. James Flint-Smith walked out of that courthouse with no sentence, no supervision, and no restitution order. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. The dismissal in this case followed the next day. CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Docket: CourtListener RECAP, gov.uscourts.dcd.274672 Arrest: August 30, 2024, Tampa, Florida Disposition: Dismissed with prejudice, January 21, 2025 SOURCES NPR Jan. 6 Archive database record for Flint-Smith, James Court filing mirrored at CourtListener RECAP This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.