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Mark Grods

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Mark Grods is a Mobile, Alabama man who was 54 years old when he stood in front of a federal judge and put his name on the facts instead of fighting them. FACT: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia identified Mark Grods as a 54 year old resident of Mobile, Alabama. Source: Justice Department press release, Alabama Oath Keeper Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach. WHO HE WAS IN THE FILE. Mark Grods was one of sixteen people charged together in the Oath Keepers indictment. For months, early court papers did not use his name at all. He was Person 15. Source: Law and Crime. FACT: On June 30, 2021, Grods pleaded guilty to two counts, conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, and agreed to cooperate with the government. Sources: Justice Department press release; CBS News; Law and Crime. FACT: He admitted bringing firearms to the Washington area and storing them at a Virginia hotel, traveling in formation toward the Capitol, riding a golf cart, carrying tactical gear, and entering the Rotunda. Source: CBS News. He did not contest the facts. He did not spin them. He walked into a federal courtroom in the District of Columbia, said what happened, and took whatever came next. Whatever anyone thinks about January 6, that is not the conduct of a man hiding. FACT: At the time of his plea, prosecutors calculated advisory sentencing guidelines of 51 to 63 months and $2,000 in restitution. Source: CBS News. The court agreed to keep parts of his file temporarily under seal so he could give grand jury testimony. Source: Law and Crime. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. THE RECORD. Case 1:21-cr-437, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested June 23, 2021. Guilty plea entered June 30, 2021, to Count 1, conspiracy, and Count 2, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting. Arrest date per Wikipedia, List of cases of the January 6 United States Capitol attack (G-L). Mobile, Alabama. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: no sentencing outcome for Mark Grods has been located in open sources. If you have the judgment, send it. No public fundraiser or support page has been located for Mark Grods. If one exists, this archive will link it. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.