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Kevin Francisco Cordon
January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageKevin Francisco Cordon is a Los Angeles bartender who has lived in that city his entire life. FACT: Cordon resides in Los Angeles, California, grew up in the Los Angeles area, attended some college, and works as a bartender with prior food service experience. He was 34 at the time of his sentencing. Source: government sentencing memorandum, United States v. Cordon, 1:21-cr-00277 (D.D.C.), November 5, 2021. FACT: His defense filing described him as the product of a loving and supportive family with a strong family unit, with consistent employment before his arrest and positive contributions to his community over the years. Source: defense sentencing memorandum in the same case. FACT: He was Criminal History Category I. Source: defense sentencing memorandum. Bar work is service work. Long nights, a hundred people a shift, everybody wanting something at the same time. Kevin Cordon held down that job in one of the most expensive cities in America, in a city he never left. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Arrested March 9, 2021. Initial appearance March 16, 2021. FACT: Indicted April 2, 2021. Arraigned May 18, 2021 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. FACT: Plea agreement entered August 27, 2021 to a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor is not felony. FACT: The government asked the court for 30 days in jail. FACT: On November 15, 2021, Judge Trevor N. McFadden sentenced him to 12 months probation, 100 hours of community service, a $4,000 fine and $500 restitution. He served no jail time. The judge did not give the government what it asked for. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued clemency covering January 6 defendants. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: An individual clemency certificate for Kevin Francisco Cordon has not been located in the records reviewed here. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE A misdemeanor probation sentence is not a felony conviction and it is not a prison term. One hundred hours of community service is a hundred hours given back to Los Angeles. That is how this one ended. CASE RECORD Name: Kevin Francisco Cordon City: Los Angeles, California Case number: 1:21-cr-277 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge: Hon. Trevor N. McFadden Arrested: March 9, 2021 Plea: Guilty, misdemeanor, August 27, 2021 Sentenced: November 15, 2021, 12 months probation 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
- 1:21-cr-277
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/9. Initial appearance 3/16. Indicted 4/2. Arraigned 5/18 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 8/27. Sentencing held 11/15/2021. Sentenced to 12 months probation, 100 hours of community service, $4,000 fine, $500 restitution.
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
12 months probation, 100 hours of community service, $4,000 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Kevin%20Francisco%20Cordon%20Defense%20Sentencing%20Memorandum.pdf →
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/two-brothers-who-stormed-the-capitol-together-on-jan-6-plead-guilty-to-misdemeanor-charges/ →
- https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Kevin%20Francisco%20Cordon%20Government%20Sentencing%20Memorandum.pdf →
- https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/public-safety/2021/08/31/la-county-brothers-agree-to-plead-guilty-to-participation-in-capitol-riot →
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