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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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