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Michael Aaron Carico
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMichael Aaron Carico is an actor from Burbank, California, by way of Florida, with television and stage credits to his name before January 6 put him in headlines for a different reason. He was arrested in Burbank in August 2021 after climbing a media tower near the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He pleaded guilty to one charge and was sentenced to probation rather than prison. His sentencing memorandum, filed by his own defense team, is part of the public record and is linked on this profile. Charges, per the DOJ record: 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. He was arrested 8/11/21, pleaded guilty 12/21/21, and was sentenced 3/11/22 to 24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention, $500 restitution, a $500 fine, and 60 hours of community service. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Case 1:21-cr-696, 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.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-696
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 8/11/21. Initial appearance 8/18/21. Originally filed as 1:21-mj-537. Pleaded guilty 12/21/21. Sentenced 3/11/22 to 24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $500 fine; 60 hours of community service.
- Arrested
- August 11, 2021
- Plea
- December 21, 2021
- Sentenced
- March 11, 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
24 months of probation, including 60 days of home detention; $500 restitution; $500 fine; 60 hours of community service
Press & news
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/florida-actor-who-played-a-supporting-role-in-the-jan-6-capitol-attack-gets-probation/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/carico-michael-aaron →
- https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Michael%20Aaron%20Carico%20Defense%20Sentencing%20Memorandum.pdf →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Michael Aaron Carico appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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