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Karen Jane Jones
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Karen Jane Jones is an elected public servant in Santa Ynez, California, a board member of the Santa Ynez Community Services District, the little local board that keeps the water running and the sewer working in a valley town. She went through her January 6 case standing next to her husband. That is the part of this story people skip. FACT: Karen Jane Jones and her husband Robert Walter Jones were both charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over January 6, 2021, originally four counts each. Husband and wife, same docket, same day, same fight. Sources: Santa Barbara Independent, Lompoc Record, Santa Maria Times, KEYT News Channel 3-12. FACT: on May 30, 2024 both entered guilty pleas to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds under 18 U.S.C. 1752(a)(1). FACT: in September 2024 both were sentenced to 36 months of probation, a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution. Source: KEYT News Channel 3-12, September 5, 2024. Now read what is NOT on that list. No assault. No weapon. No destruction of property. No obstruction count survived. The statute Karen Jane Jones pleaded to is the entry statute, the same one that has resolved hundreds of these cases without a day of prison. FACT: neither Karen Jane Jones nor Robert Walter Jones received a custodial sentence. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: local reporting at the time of sentencing described her as an incumbent seeking reelection to the district board. This archive has not confirmed the outcome of that election and will not publish a result it has not verified. The January 20, 2025 presidential proclamation granted full pardons for offenses related to the events at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: whether a pardon certificate has issued in her name. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: docket number. Reported arrest December 2023. Guilty plea May 30, 2024. Sentenced September 2024. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Charged with four counts (with co-defendant husband Robert Walter Jones). Pleaded guilty 5/30/2024 to Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, 18 U.S.C. 1752(a)(1). Sentenced September 2024 to 36 months probation, $2,500 fine, $500 restitution. No incarceration. Source: KEYT News Channel 3-12, 9/5/2024. Prior stub had no disposition recorded.
Press & news
- https://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2024/09/05/santa-ynez-public-official-and-husband-sentenced-for-actions-at-u-s-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
- https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/karen-jones-husband-robert-jones-face-federal-charges-in-1-6-u-s-capitol-riot/article_63db1d87-56eb-5639-a587-6fc3b2860add.html →
- https://www.independent.com/2023/12/19/karen-jones-santa-ynez-public-official-and-january-6-rioter-is-arrested/ →
- https://www.ksby.com/santa-ynez-valley/santa-ynez-public-official-and-husband-charged-for-involvement-in-january-6-capitol-riots →
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