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Jeffrey Alexander Smith

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Jeffrey Alexander Smith is a United States Army veteran from San Diego County, California, known to friends simply as Alex. FACT: Smith served in the Army from January 2010 until his honorable discharge in January 2015 with the rank of Sergeant (sentencing memorandum). FACT: he drove roughly 38 hours from San Diego to Washington for January 6, telling an FBI agent afterward that he stormed the Capitol "to send a message that Americans aren't going to take a fraudulent election." He said he stayed inside about half an hour. FACT: he was arrested January 27, 2021, in the San Diego area (CBS 8; NBC 7 San Diego). FACT: he entered a plea agreement on October 28, 2021, and pleaded guilty to one count. FACT: on March 15, 2022, he was sentenced to 90 days of incarceration, two years of probation, $500 restitution, and 200 hours of community service (Law and Crime; court record). His defense sentencing memorandum, laying out his service and personal history, is preserved in the George Washington University Program on Extremism archive. FACT: he told agents he stayed inside the Capitol about half an hour and later deleted his Instagram account after receiving threats tied to his role that day, a detail that shows this record straight, without softening either side of it. WHERE THINGS STAND: on January 20, 2025, President Trump's clemency proclamation covered the January 6 prosecutions, including his. A veteran who served his country, faced his case, completed his sentence, and moved forward. Jeffrey Alexander Smith did all four. CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-290, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charged by complaint 1/22/21, arrested 1/27/21. Pleaded guilty 10/28/21 to count 2. Sentenced 3/15/22. Clemency 1/20/2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.