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Kevin Daniel Loftus

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Kevin Daniel Loftus served six years in the United States Army. He is from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was 53 when a federal judge sentenced him, and he never spent a day in prison for January 6. Start with the service. FACT: Kevin Daniel Loftus is a U.S. Army veteran with six years in uniform. That is in the public reporting of his sentencing hearing. FACT: Loftus was arrested January 15, 2021, nine days after January 6, and had his initial appearance the same afternoon. He cooperated with the FBI once he was identified. FACT: The only thing he carried that day was a United States flag on a six foot pole. He did not assault anyone. There was no plan to break into the building. Those points were established at sentencing and are on the record. FACT: He was charged by criminal information February 4, 2021 and pleaded not guilty February 8, 2021. He entered a plea agreement October 19, 2021 and pleaded guilty to one count, the misdemeanor of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. FACT: On March 15, 2022, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich sentenced Kevin Daniel Loftus to three years of probation, 60 hours of community service, and $500 restitution. Prosecutors had asked for 30 days in jail. The judge gave him none. THEIR ACCOUNT: In a letter to the judge, Loftus wrote that the professionalism and respect for rights the authorities showed him changed how he views government 180 degrees. He said he intended to stay out of politics and protests going forward. That is an Army veteran telling a federal judge, in writing, that the system treated him straight. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued clemency covering January 6 convictions. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: Wisconsin Public Radio reported eleven Wisconsin defendants were covered by that clemency. What this does not prove: Kevin Daniel Loftus was never charged with a felony, never charged with assault, and never charged with a weapon offense. What it does prove: a six year Army veteran from Eau Claire carried a flag, took some photos, owned it, and the court sent him home to do community service. THE CASE RECORD Name: Kevin Daniel Loftus Case number: 1:21-cr-81 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge: Dabney Friedrich Residence: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Service: United States Army, six years Sentence: 3 years probation, 60 hours community service, $500 restitution This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.