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Michael Bradley

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Michael Bradley is a Middle Georgia man from Forsyth, in Monroe County, and this page exists so the whole record about him sits in one place instead of in headlines. We do not sell you a story here. We show you the record, and we label every line so you know exactly what it is. FACT. Michael Bradley of Forsyth, Georgia was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia over January 6, 2021. The complaint was filed August 31, 2023. He was arrested September 7, 2023. That is more than two and a half years after the day itself. FACT. Bradley pleaded not guilty. He did not take a deal. He made the government carry its burden and he tried his case to a federal judge rather than a jury. The bench trial ended August 29, 2024 in a guilty verdict on all counts. Court-record derived, per NPR Jan. 6 Archive and Atlanta television coverage. FACT. On December 17, 2024 he was sentenced to 60 months incarceration, three years of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution. FACT. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Michael Bradley received a full pardon that day. He is not serving that 60-month sentence. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION. Sources conflict on his age. The NPR case record lists 49. Fox 5 Atlanta reported 50. We state the conflict rather than pick one. CHARGE ONLY. The allegations in the charging papers are allegations, and the trial record is the trial record. This archive does not restate the government's narrative as fact, and it does not repeat a booking photo. A pardon means the conviction does not stand. What the record shows: a Georgia man who fought his case instead of folding, lost at trial, was sentenced, and was pardoned about five weeks later. What the record does not show: anything about the man himself. His trade. His service. His family. His church. Every story written about Michael Bradley of Forsyth, Georgia is about one afternoon in Washington, D.C. There are 49 or 50 years of life that nobody wrote down. That is the gap this archive exists to close. THE CASE RECORD Case: 23-mj-237, United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed August 31, 2023. Arrested September 7, 2023. Bench trial verdict August 29, 2024. Sentenced December 17, 2024. Full pardon January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.