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James Matthew Horning
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJames Matthew Horning 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-275 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in the Capitol Buildings; Obstruction of Justice/Congress. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/26/21. Initial appearance held 3/4/21. Indicted 4/2/21. Arraigned 4/30/21 where defendant pleaded not guilty to counts 1 -5. Pleaded guilty 10/6/22. 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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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-275
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/26/21. Initial appearance held 3/4/21. Indicted 4/2/21. Arraigned 4/30/21 where defendant pleaded not guilty to counts 1 -5. Pleaded guilty 10/6/22.
- Arrested
- February 26, 2021
- Plea
- October 6, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in the Capitol Buildings; Obstruction of Justice/Congress
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