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Marissa Lee Bowling

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Marissa Lee Bowling is a Loxley, Alabama woman who works at her aunt's restaurant in nearby Spanish Fort, married to Dylan Bowling, who runs his own contracting business. FACT, per Fox10 News coverage of their sentencing. Here's what the record shows. Marissa and Dylan Bowling were identified from TikTok and YouTube video, closed-circuit Capitol footage, and their own phones' GPS data, which investigators say placed them inside the Capitol for about 21 minutes on January 6, 2021. FACT, per DOJ charging documents. No violence or property damage is attributed to either of them. When first interviewed, Marissa denied entering the building at all, an admission she later walked back. The couple was arrested November 1, 2023, nearly three years later. Marissa was charged with entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct, and parading. She pleaded guilty to two counts, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and parading, and the rest were dismissed. On July 19, 2024, Judge Amit Mehta sentenced her to 24 months of probation and 60 hours of community service, with $500 in restitution and a $20 special assessment. FACT, per the court docket. At sentencing, Marissa Bowling told the court: "I'm aware that the things that I did were uncalled for. I am pleased to not be spending jail time." THEIR ACCOUNT, her own words in open court. She also said she wanted to "go back to my life." On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted Marissa Bowling a full pardon covering the January 6 prosecutions. FACT. A working woman who owned what she did, in her own words, in a federal courtroom, and then got a pardon on top of it. CASE RECORD Name: Marissa Lee Bowling Hometown: Loxley, Alabama Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: November 1, 2023 Disposition: Pleaded guilty to two counts. Sentenced July 19, 2024. Full pardon Jan. 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 11/1/2023. Bowling pleaded Guilty to two charges: Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in any of the Capitol Buildings. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 7/19/2024 to 24 months of probation; $20 special assessment; $500 restitution; 60 hours of community service. Bowling received a full pardon on January 20, 2025.
Arrested
November 1, 2023

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