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Matthew Jay Webler
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMatthew Jay Webler is a Decatur, Georgia man whose January 6 case centered on walking into the Capitol carrying a flag. 11Alive, the Atlanta NBC affiliate, reported his arrest as part of its local coverage of the Capitol investigation (FACT, per 11Alive). Per the DOJ record, Webler was arrested December 3, 2021, and an Information was issued December 20, 2021, charging him with entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly conduct, and parading (FACT). Matthew Jay Webler pleaded guilty February 1, 2022, and was sentenced May 3, 2022 to 45 days in prison, credited as time served, and $500 restitution (FACT, per DOJ record). A supportive account published by The Gateway Pundit describes an FBI search of his home and a custody dispute involving his son (NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, this account has not been independently verified through a court filing or a second outlet, and is not treated as confirmed fact here). On January 20, 2025, President Trump's clemency proclamation covered the January 6 prosecutions. Case record: 1:21-cr-741, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 12/3/21. Pleaded guilty 2/1/22. Sentenced 5/3/22. 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-741
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 12/3/2021. Information issued 12/20/2021. Pleaded guilty 2/1/22. Sentenced 5/3/22 to 45 days in prison (time served) and $500 in restitution.
- Arrested
- December 3, 2021
- Plea
- February 1, 2022
- Sentenced
- May 3, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
45 days in prison (time served) and $500 in restitution
Press & news
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/capitol-insurrection/matthew-webler-jan-6-capitol-insurrection-attack-arrested-decatur-atlanta/85-f7d4931b-f7a0-497d-af06-a1e07f109da9 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/webler-matthew →
- https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/j6-political-prisoner-matthew-webler-the-government-locked-him-up-after-he-walked-in-the-us-capitol-with-a-flag-then-they-came-back-and-took-his-son/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Matthew Jay Webler appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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