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John Juran

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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John Juran is a Western New York businessman from the Williamsville and Getzville area outside Buffalo, and he was the first person from his corner of the state to stand up and be sentenced for January 6. He is a local business owner. Buffalo News called him a Getzville businessman when they covered his sentencing. FACT, per Buffalo News and WKBW. He is not a militia man. He is not an organizer. He is a Western New York guy in a cowboy hat who walked into a building he should not have walked into and then owned it in open court. THEIR ACCOUNT: At sentencing John Juran told the judge his own actions bothered him. He did not blame anybody else. FACT, that is the account reported by Law and Crime from the sentencing hearing. THE LEGAL FIGHT Arrested May 19, 2021. Initial appearance May 27, 2021. Charged by criminal information June 21, 2021. FACT, per the DOJ docket. Plea agreement entered December 1, 2021. Pleaded guilty to count 4, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. That is the pettiest count on the sheet. A misdemeanor. FACT. Sentenced February 23, 2022 to three years of probation, including two months of home detention, a $500 fine and $500 in restitution. No prison. FACT, per the DOJ docket and WGRZ. He was the first Western New York resident sentenced in a January 6 case. FACT, per Buffalo Toronto Public Media. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. FACT. THE CASE RECORD Case 21-cr-419, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Docket: United States v. Juran, 1:21-cr-00419. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.