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Lois Lynn McNicoll

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Lois Lynn McNicoll spent her career in public service. She was a manager at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, and the outlets that covered her arrest called her a veteran county employee. That is what she did for a living. She ran the machinery that gets help to people who need it. FACT: Lois Lynn McNicoll was 69 years old and living in San Clemente, California when she was arrested June 28, 2021. Her initial appearance was held July 1, 2021. FACT: She was identified after a coworker recognized her in Capitol footage and phoned in a tip. Her case is 21-cr-468 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. FACT: She was charged by information July 15, 2021. She pleaded guilty May 23, 2022. On September 6, 2022 she was sentenced to 24 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, and $500 restitution. No prison. No jail. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued clemency covering January 6 convictions. What this does not prove: Lois Lynn McNicoll was never charged with a felony, never charged with assaulting anyone, and never accused of carrying a weapon. She was a 69 year old county social services manager who walked in and walked out. What it does prove: the court looked at her whole life, weighed it, and gave her community service. Eighty hours. A woman who spent a career serving the public in Los Angeles County was sentenced to serve some more. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: no outlet published her own account of that day, her family, or her years of service in the county. Those details are not in the public record. THE CASE RECORD Name: Lois Lynn McNicoll Case number: 21-cr-468 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Residence at time of arrest: San Clemente, California Occupation: Manager, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services Sentence: 24 months probation, 80 hours community service, $500 restitution This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.