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Jerry Ryals
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJerry Ryals 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-244 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 3/4/21. Initial appearance 3/9/21. Indicted 3/24/21. Arraigned 4/7/21 where he pleaded not guilty on all counts. Superseding Information filed 5/3/22. Pleaded guilty 5/5/22. Sentenced 10/18/22 to 9 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 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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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-244
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/4/21. Initial appearance 3/9/21. Indicted 3/24/21. Arraigned 4/7/21 where he pleaded not guilty on all counts. Superseding Information filed 5/3/22. Pleaded guilty 5/5/22. Sentenced 10/18/22 to 9 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- March 4, 2021
- Plea
- May 5, 2022
- Sentenced
- October 18, 2022
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
9 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution
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