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Mathew Capsel

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Mathew Capsel is a mover from Marseilles, Illinois. He owns Capsel's Pro Moving Labor and makes his living with his truck, his back, and his hands. That is who he was before January 6, 2021. That is still who he is. FACT: Mathew Capsel is from Marseilles, Illinois, and owns Capsel's Pro Moving Labor, a moving labor company. Source: The Daily Egyptian. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS FACT: Capsel was arrested January 26, 2021 on charges tied to a confrontation with National Guard members outside the U.S. Capitol. Sources: NBC Chicago, Air Force Times, Law and Crime. FACT: He pleaded guilty to a felony charge on September 2, 2022. Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, Courthouse News Service. FACT: He was sentenced December 16, 2022 to 18 months incarceration, 24 months supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. Source: DOJ Capitol Breach case record. WHAT COMES NEXT DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: The presidential proclamation of January 20, 2025 granted a full pardon to individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at or near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Illinois reporting described dozens of state residents covered by it. The individual docket entry for Mathew Capsel is NEEDS AUTHENTICATION until pulled. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE Nothing in this record says Mathew Capsel is anything other than a small business owner from a small Illinois town who went to Washington and came home to a federal case. He answered for it. The record does not lie, and the record is all we publish. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:22-cr-107 (originally filed as 1:21-mj-122) Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: January 26, 2021 Pleaded guilty: September 2, 2022 Sentenced: December 16, 2022 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.