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Joseph Brody

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Joseph Brody is a young man from Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia, who was in his early twenties when a single afternoon in Washington turned into a federal felony case. Northern Virginia. Fairfax County. Twenty-four years old when he walked into a federal courtroom. HIS STORY (FACT, per Washington-area press coverage): Joseph Brody is from Springfield, Virginia, in the D.C. suburbs. He was 24 at the time of his guilty plea. In the years between January 6 and his arrest he worked in Virginia politics, coordinating volunteers who knocked doors in the northern Virginia suburbs during the 2021 governor race. THE LEGAL FIGHT (FACT, court record): A complaint was filed against Joseph Brody on September 12, 2022, and he was arrested September 15, 2022. In February 2024 he pleaded guilty to two felonies, assaulting law enforcement and civil disorder. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution. CLEMENCY (FACT): On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a full, complete and unconditional pardon covering individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. That clemency covered Joseph Brody. CASE RECORD: Case No. 1:22-mj-203, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed 9/12/2022. Arrested 9/15/2022. Pleaded guilty February 2024. Sentenced to 18 months, 36 months supervised release, $2,000 restitution. Pardoned 1/20/2025. DOJ docket page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/brody-joseph Joseph Brody was twenty-four when this started. He has served his sentence and the conviction has been pardoned. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.