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Justin Lee

Pardoned January 6 defendant

Justin Lee is a Rockville, Maryland man who went on to serve as a Montgomery County police officer before his January 6 case caught up with him. Lee was a Montgomery County Police Department officer at the time of his 2023 arrest; DOJ said the FBI had identified him as BOLO AFO #533 from Capitol footage. FACT, DOJ, Washington Post. He was arrested October 19, 2023, and found guilty after a bench trial on August 23, 2024, of two felony counts and three misdemeanors. On November 22, 2024, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 12 months of supervised release, and $7,500 restitution. FACT, DOJ, Washington Post. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted a full pardon covering Lee's January 6 convictions. FACT, DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney recipient list. Case record: 1:23-cr-00368-TNM, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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On the record

Case number: 1:23-cr-00368-TNM
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge: Trevor N. McFadden
Disposition: Convicted after bench trial on five counts; full January 6 pardon granted January 20, 2025

Arrested: October 19, 2023
Sentenced: November 22, 2024

Charges

Civil disorder (18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3))
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers (18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1))
Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds
Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
Act of physical violence in Capitol grounds or buildings

Sentence

18 months imprisonment; 12 months supervised release; $7,500 restitution

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

Justin Lee appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 5 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.

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Evidence on file

5 documents on file

Ryan4 documents

Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.

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other · Mar 5, 2026

DOJ Pardon-Certificate Recipient Listing for Justin Lee

The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public recipient list includes “LEE, JUSTIN.” The list verifies recipient status but is not a substitute for the uncaptured person-specific certificate PDF.

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article · Nov 22, 2024

DOJ Sentencing Record for Justin Lee

Official U.S. Attorney’s Office release reporting an 18-month prison sentence, 12 months of supervised release, and $7,500 restitution.

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article · Aug 23, 2024

DOJ Bench-Trial Conviction Record for Justin Lee

Official U.S. Attorney’s Office release reporting that Judge Trevor N. McFadden found Justin Lee guilty after a bench trial on two felony counts and three misdemeanor counts.

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article · Oct 19, 2023

DOJ Arrest and Indictment Record for Justin Lee

Official U.S. Attorney’s Office release announcing Justin Lee’s October 19, 2023 arrest and describing the seven allegations in the indictment. Charging descriptions are preserved as government allegations, not findings of guilt.

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Govt response1 document

Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.

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order · Jan 20, 2025

January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation

Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.

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