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Michael Stepakoff
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMichael Stepakoff is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-96 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 1/29 and initial appearance held the same day. Charged via information on 2/9 and arraigned 3/2. Stepakoff pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 9/24 and pleaded guilty to count 4. Sentenced 1/20/22 to 12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, $742 fine, $500 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-96
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/29 and initial appearance held the same day. Charged via information on 2/9 and arraigned 3/2. Stepakoff pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 9/24 and pleaded guilty to count 4. Sentenced 1/20/22 to 12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, $742 fine, $500 restitution.
- Sentenced
- January 20, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, $742 fine, $500 restitution
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