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Nathaniel A. Tuck
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Nathaniel A. Tuck wore a badge in Florida for the better part of eight years. Longwood first, then Apopka. He was a cop before he was ever a defendant. FACT: Nathaniel A. Tuck served as a sworn police officer in Longwood, Florida and then with the Apopka Police Department, from 2012 to 2020. Source: reporting on his sentencing. FACT: He had already left the Apopka Police Department in 2020, before January 6, 2021. The department confirmed that publicly. He was not an active officer on that day. FACT: His father, Kevin Tuck, also spent years as a Florida police officer and was charged in the same case. Father and son went through the federal system together. FACT: Nathaniel Tuck, of Apopka, Florida, was arrested on July 15, 2021, after charges were unsealed. FACT: In September 2024, Nathaniel A. Tuck pleaded guilty to two counts: obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. The remaining counts were dismissed. FACT: On January 8, 2025, he was sentenced to 14 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $2,000 fine and $2,000 in restitution. The judge allowed him to stay free until he was ordered to report. FACT: Twelve days later, on January 20, 2025, Nathaniel A. Tuck received a full presidential pardon. He never reported to prison. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: His commendations, his calls, his years on patrol in Longwood and Apopka. Eight years of police service produces a paper trail worth a lot more than two paragraphs, and this page has room for every bit of it. CASE RECORD Name: Nathaniel A. Tuck, Apopka, Florida. Former police officer, Longwood PD and Apopka PD, 2012 to 2020. Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Timothy Kelly. Case: 1:21-cr-378. CourtListener D.D.C. docket 233163. Charged by superseding indictment July 7, 2021. Arrested July 15, 2021. Arraigned July 22, 2021, not guilty to all counts. Plea: Guilty, two counts, September 2024. Other counts dismissed. Sentence: 14 months, 36 months supervised release, $2,000 fine, $2,000 restitution, January 8, 2025 Status: FULL PRESIDENTIAL PARDON, January 20, 2025 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-378
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Charged via superseding indictment filed 7/7. Arrested 7/15. Arraigned 7/22. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty as to all counts. Status hearing set for 10/1/21 at 3:30 pm. Defendant remains on personal recognizance bond.
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding, Aiding and Abetting
- 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
- Civil Disorder
Press & news
- https://www.newsweek.com/january-6-capitol-riot-former-police-officer-sentenced-prison-2011962 →
- https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/09/06/former-central-florida-cops-plead-guilty-in-capitol-riot-case/ →
- https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/database.html →
- https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/07/15/feds-arrest-2-central-florida-men-accused-of-taking-part-in-capitol-riot/ →
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.233163/gov.uscourts.dcd.233163.211.0.pdf →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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