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Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Kenneth Thomas — Joe to the people who know him — is a United States Navy veteran from East Liverpool, Ohio. (FACT) He wore his service openly, right down to a Veteran for Trump hat. He was also an organizer. He helped put together a 60-vehicle caravan that traveled together toward Washington. (FACT) On January 6 he was charged in a confrontation with police on the Capitol's Upper West Terrace and was convicted of assaulting officers. Those are the charges and the verdict, and we state them plainly. (FACT — charges are charges.) He was sentenced to 58 months. (FACT) On January 20, 2025, President Trump extended clemency to January 6 defendants. (FACT) However you weigh that day, this is a man who once wore the uniform of the United States Navy. The court record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 1:21-mj-448. Arrested May 26, 2021; found guilty at trial June 1, 2023; sentenced November 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-mj-448
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 5/26 and initial appearance held 6/3. Status hearing set for 8/3 at 1 pm.

Charges

  • Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees
  • Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or on Restricted Grounds
  • Engaging in Physical Violence in Restricted Building or on Restricted Grounds
  • Engage in Physical Violence on Capitol Grounds

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