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Joseph Vaglica

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**Joseph Vaglica** is a Youngstown, Ohio man — Mahoning Valley steel country, one of the toughest, most loyal working towns in America. On January 6, 2021 he walked into the Capitol holding a phone and a selfie stick. **His story.** A selfie stick. That is what the government''s own filings say he was carrying (FACT — criminal complaint reported by WKBN Youngstown). Not a bat, not a shield, not a canister of anything. A phone on a pole, held up over a crowd, the way a tourist films a parade. He was inside the Senate Wing area for roughly 23 minutes, walked the second floor, and left the building on his own. Youngstown is a city that has taken more than its share of hits — mills closed, jobs gone, families holding on anyway. Joseph Vaglica is one of its people, and he had no public profile whatsoever before a phone record and a video frame put his name in a federal complaint. Every count charged against Joseph Vaglica was a misdemeanor: knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. No felony. No assault count. No weapon. No property damage. No allegation that he hurt a single human being. **Where the fight stands.** These were misdemeanor allegations, and allegations are not convictions. The presidential clemency proclamation of January 20, 2025 covered January 6 cases including pending petty-offense charges, and the J6 pardon closed out the federal matter. What remains on the record for this Youngstown, Ohio man is the least serious tier of January 6 charge that exists — and a selfie stick. **Case record.** United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Charged by criminal complaint filed October 13. Four misdemeanor counts as listed above. Resolved following the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation. (NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: docket number, complaint year, and final disposition entry should be added from the D.D.C. record and the DOJ Capitol Breach Cases database.) Search terms people use to find him: Joseph Vaglica January 6, Youngstown Ohio January 6 defendant, Mahoning County J6 pardon, pardoned January 6 Ohio. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.