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Matthew Ryan Miller

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Matthew Ryan Miller — Cooksville, Maryland. Matthew was just 23 years old on January 6, 2021. A young man from Howard County, Maryland. FACT (court record): Matthew pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement and obstruction. On May 23, 2022, Judge Randolph Moss sentenced him to 33 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and 100 hours of community service. The record is the record, and charges are charges. FACT worth sitting with: At sentencing, the judge went below the prosecution recommendation. Reporting noted Judge Moss said he was moved by Matthew's own statement, by his youth, and by the fact that he had complied on pretrial release. A young man owned his moment in front of the court, and it registered. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. Matthew was 23. People grow. This page holds room for the man he is becoming, not only the day he was arrested. THE CASE RECORD Name: Matthew Ryan Miller Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Case: 1:21-cr-75 Arrested: January 25, 2021 Disposition: Pleaded guilty February 2022; sentenced May 23, 2022 to 33 months, 24 months supervised release, $2,000 restitution. Clemency granted January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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On the record

Case number
1:21-cr-75
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 1/25/21. Initial appearance held the same day. Indicted 2/3/21. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 2/16/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/21. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts 12/3/21. Pleaded guilty 2/9/22. Sentenced 5/23/22 to 33 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
Arrested
January 25, 2021
Plea
February 9, 2022
Sentenced
May 23, 2022

Charges

  • Civil Disorder
  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
  • Aiding and Abetting
  • Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon
  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
  • Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
  • Disorderlly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
  • Stepping, Climbing, Removing, or Injuring Property on the Capitol Grounds

Sentence

33 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution

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