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John Joseph Carl

January 6 defendant

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John Joseph Carl is a police officer from Pinetops, North Carolina — a man who chose a career in public service and pinned on the badge in his small Edgecombe County town. After January 6, John completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at Edgecombe Community College and was hired as a sworn officer with the Pinetops Police Department in 2023. He answered the call to serve and protect his own community. [FACT] On January 6, 2021, Carl — then a private citizen, not yet an officer — traveled to Washington, D.C., for the rally and made his way to the Capitol's west front. The government alleged he pushed back against the police line and later entered the building through the Senate Wing Door. [FACT — allegations per DOJ; these were charges, never proven at trial] He was charged in 2024 with obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and related misdemeanors. He was suspended from the force pending the case. [FACT] Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested August 15, 2024. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants, and pending Capitol cases were moved for dismissal with prejudice — meaning the charges cannot be refiled. [FACT] John Carl earned his badge in Pinetops and stood as a public servant. This profile leads with the officer, not the allegation. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.