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Joshua Christopher Doolin

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Joshua Christopher Doolin is a young man from Polk City, Florida who was 25 years old when a federal judge sent him to prison, and he was home in Polk County by January 2025. Polk City sits between Lakeland and Orlando in central Florida. That is where Joshua Christopher Doolin is from, and he was the first Polk County resident sentenced in a January 6 case. FACT, per the Lakeland Ledger and WUSA9. THE LEGAL FIGHT Arrested June 30, 2021. Indicted July 1, 2021. Arraigned July 8 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. FACT, per the DOJ docket. He did not take a plea. He went to trial and made the government prove its case. In March 2023 he was found guilty of one felony and three misdemeanors. FACT, per DOJ and press coverage. In August 2023 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release. He reported to FCI Coleman Low in Sumter County, Florida. FACT, per the Lakeland Ledger. He stated his intent to appeal the conviction. THEIR ACCOUNT, per press coverage. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, and Joshua Christopher Doolin was among the Tampa Bay area defendants covered. FACT, per WUSF and FOX 13 Tampa Bay. He served real time. Then he came home to Polk County. THE CASE RECORD Case 1:21-cr-447, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges per the DOJ record: Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees; Aiding and Abetting; Theft of Government Property; Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds. Docket as recorded: Arrested 6/30. Indicted 7/1. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts 7/8. Convicted March 2023. Sentenced August 2023. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-447
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 6/30. Indicted 7/1. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 7/8. Status conference set for 9/28 at 3 pm.

Charges

  • Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees; Aiding and Abetting
  • Theft of Government Property
  • Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds

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