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Joshua Dressel
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Joshua Dressel is a Missouri man who owned his story, took his plea, served his two weeks, and went home — and today his record carries a presidential pardon. FACT: On January 6, 2021, Joshua Dressel entered through the Senate Wing doors about two minutes after the initial breach, walked through different areas of the building for roughly 20 minutes, and exited through a broken door (KSHB; court record). No violence. No property destruction charged. The legal fight: arrested July 13, 2021, and charged by criminal information that September, Joshua Dressel pleaded guilty on August 18, 2022, to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. On March 21, 2023, he was sentenced to two weeks of incarceration, a $500 fine, and $500 restitution (FACT: KSHB; Insurrection Index). On January 20, 2025, the presidential clemency proclamation pardoned January 6 convictions — St. Louis Public Radio counted Dressel among the Missouri residents covered (FACT). Case record: Case No. 1:21-cr-572 (initially 1:21-mj-510), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. DOJ defendant page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/dressel-joshua. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-572
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as Case # 1:21-mj-510 Arrested 7/13/21. Initial appearance 7/16/21. Information filed 9/13/21. Pleaded guilty 8/18/22.
- Arrested
- July 13, 2021
- Plea
- August 18, 2022
Charges
- Knowningly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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