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Matthew Mark Wood
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMatthew Mark Wood was twenty-five, with his whole life still ahead of him. Reidsville, North Carolina. He went inside the Capitol on January 6 and, by his own account, did it because he believed the president he supported was calling him there. [THEIR ACCOUNT - MyFOX8] Prosecutors asked for more than four years. The judge said no to that. Wood was granted leniency and sentenced to three years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, 100 hours of community service, and $2,000 restitution. No assault, and no time in a federal cell. [FACT - DOJ; court record] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. [FACT] A young man from North Carolina who took responsibility, drew a sentence far below what the government wanted, and kept his future. That matters. The record: Case No. 1:21-cr-223, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 3/5/21. Pleaded guilty 5/27/22. Sentenced 11/28/22. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you - or your family - claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-223
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested on 3/5/21. Initial appearance held 3/11/21. Indicted 3/17/21 and arraigned 3/23/21 where he pleaded not guilty to counts 1-6. Pleaded guilty 5/27/22. Sentenced 11/28/22 to three years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, 100 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- March 5, 2021
- Plea
- May 27, 2022
- Sentenced
- November 28, 2022
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
three years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, 100 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/wood-matthew →
- https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/reidsville-man-requests-easier-sentence-in-us-capitol-riot-case/83-02f0a412-d1a2-4a01-a5ae-4e6ca020ee37 →
- https://myfox8.com/news/investigations/capitol-riot/reidsville-man-who-said-trump-inspired-him-to-invade-capitol-granted-leniency/ →
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