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Mark K. Ponder
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMark K. Ponder is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-259 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder; Obstruction of Justice/Congress; Assaulting a Federal Officer with a Dangerous or Deadly Weapon. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 3/17/2021. Indicted 3/26/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/21. Pleaded guilty 4/22/22. Sentenced 7/26/22 to 63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-259
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/17/2021. Indicted 3/26/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/21. Pleaded guilty 4/22/22. Sentenced 7/26/22 to 63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- March 17, 2021
- Plea
- April 22, 2022
- Sentenced
- July 26, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
- Obstruction of Justice/Congress
- Assaulting a Federal Officer with a Dangerous or Deadly Weapon
Sentence
63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution
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