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Miles Brandon Adkins

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Miles Brandon Adkins is a United States Marine and an elected school board member from Winchester, Virginia. He put on the uniform out of high school, went to Iraq, came home with an honorable discharge, and then went back to work for his neighbors in Frederick County. Service first. Then public service. That is the whole shape of this man's life before January 6, 2021 ever entered it. WHO HE IS FACT: Miles Adkins joined the United States Marine Corps after high school and served a four year enlistment, including a deployment to Iraq in 2005 and 2006. He received an honorable discharge. Source: WTOP. FACT: Adkins was elected to the Frederick County, Virginia School Board in 2021 and represents his community there. Sources: WTOP, The Winchester Star, Northern Virginia Daily. FACT: He was 39 years old at the time of his 2024 sentencing and lives in the Winchester and Frederick County area of Virginia. Source: WTOP. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Adkins was arrested in February 2024 on charges connected to January 6, 2021. Sources: The Washington Post, Northern Virginia Daily. FACT: He pleaded guilty to two federal misdemeanors. Source: The Winchester Star. FACT: In July 2024 he was sentenced to 24 months probation, 12 days of intermittent incarceration, and a $1,000 fine. Sources: WTOP, WUSA9, NBC4 Washington. FACT: The intermittent jail time was never served because of a Department of Justice processing error. Source: The Winchester Star. FACT: On January 20, 2025 the presidential proclamation granted a full pardon to individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at or near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Winchester Star reported Adkins was expected to receive that full pardon. He had already paid the fine and completed the other court ordered conditions. THEIR ACCOUNT THEIR ACCOUNT: Adkins said publicly he would not resign his school board seat, telling NBC4 Washington, "You're gonna need a bigger wrecking ball to get me out of there." He kept serving. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE Two misdemeanors. Not a felony. Not a weapon. Twelve intermittent days and probation, then a full pardon. Anyone who tells the story bigger than that is telling a different story than the record tells. WHAT IT DOES PROVE A Marine who deployed to Iraq, came home, got elected by his own neighbors, took his misdemeanor case on the chin, kept his seat, and kept showing up. That is the record. CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: February 2024 Pleaded guilty: two federal misdemeanors Sentenced: July 2024, 24 months probation, 12 intermittent days, $1,000 fine Clemency: full pardon under the January 20, 2025 proclamation Case number: NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, not yet captured in this archive This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.