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Matthew Jason Beddingfield
January 6 case-file subject
Documented editorial-use imageMatthew Jason Beddingfield is from Middlesex, North Carolina, and his January 6 case ended the way most federal cases do, with a plea deal that dismissed almost everything the government first charged. FACT: Beddingfield was originally indicted on nine counts. FACT: He pleaded guilty to one, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). FACT: The other eight counts were dismissed on the government's own motion. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: court filings referenced as Exhibits A through D at his sentencing were character letters submitted on his behalf, meaning people who know Matthew Beddingfield stood up for him in writing before the judge. FACT: He was sentenced July 11, 2023. FACT: President Trump granted him a full January 6 pardon effective January 20, 2025. Eight of nine counts dropped. People who know him wrote the court on his behalf. And a pardon closed the book on what was left. That is the record on Matthew Beddingfield. CASE RECORD: United States v. Beddingfield, 1:22-cr-00066-CJN, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:22-cr-00066-CJN
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Carl J. Nichols
- Disposition
- Pleaded guilty to Count Three, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). The remaining eight indictment counts were dismissed on the government’s motion. Sentenced July 11, 2023, and granted a full January 6 pardon effective January 20, 2025.
- Arrested
- February 7, 2022
- Plea
- February 16, 2023
- Sentenced
- July 11, 2023
Charges
- Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers (18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1)) — guilty plea
- Eight additional indictment counts — dismissed on the government’s motion after the plea
Sentence
38 months’ imprisonment; 24 months’ supervised release; $2,000 restitution. Full January 6 pardon effective January 20, 2025.
Press & news
- https://americangulag.org/matthew-beddingfield/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/north-carolina-man-arrested-charges-assault-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-assault-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/north-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-officers-during-jan-6-capitol →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Matthew Jason Beddingfield appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 6 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
6 documents on file
Govt response6 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
other · Jan 20, 2025
Matthew Jason Beddingfield pardon-recipient record
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public January 6 certificate-recipient list contains the exact entry “BEDDINGFIELD, MATTHEW JASON.”
Readarticle · Jul 11, 2023
DOJ records Matthew Jason Beddingfield sentence
Official DOJ sentencing announcement reporting 38 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
Readarticle · Feb 16, 2023
DOJ records Matthew Jason Beddingfield guilty plea
Official DOJ announcement that Beddingfield pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.
Readmotion · Mar 1, 2022
Government motion for pretrial detention of Matthew Jason Beddingfield
The government’s March 1, 2022 request for pretrial detention. It is preserved as prosecution advocacy and includes a more specific arrest chronology than DOJ’s public announcement.
Readarticle · Feb 8, 2022
DOJ announces Matthew Jason Beddingfield arrest
DOJ’s February 8, 2022 arrest announcement and complaint-stage summary. The release expressly states that the complaint is an allegation.
Readaffidavit · Feb 2, 2022
FBI Statement of Facts in United States v. Beddingfield
Twenty-eight-page probable-cause affidavit attested February 2, 2022. Its conduct descriptions and offense assertions are FBI allegations at the complaint stage, not independent findings.
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