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Nicholas John Languerand
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageNicholas John Languerand is an Army veteran who grew up in Wolcott, Vermont and later made his home in Little River, South Carolina. He wore the uniform before any of this happened. FACT: Nicholas Languerand served as a private in the U.S. Army. (WUSA9, 1/26/2022) FACT: He was arrested in April 2021 and pleaded guilty on November 3, 2021 to a single count involving assault on law enforcement. (DOJ, District of South Carolina; court record) FACT: On January 26, 2022 he was sentenced to 44 months in prison, two years of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, and 2,000 dollars in restitution. (DOJ; CBS News; Post and Courier) FACT: In January 2025 he was released under the presidential clemency order of January 20, 2025. His hometown paper in Vermont covered his release. (News and Citizen, Lamoille County VT, 1/2025) Nicholas Languerand served his country, went through the hardest chapter of his life in federal custody, and walked out with the whole thing behind him. CASE RECORD Name: Nicholas John Languerand Case number: 21-cr-353, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested 4/15/2021. Indicted 5/12/2021. Guilty plea to count 2 on 11/3/2021. Sentenced 1/26/2022. DOJ record: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/languerand-nicholas 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
- 21-cr-353
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 4/15/21. Indicted 5/12/21. Initial appearance and arraignment held 5/24/21. Pleaded not guilty to all charges. Plea agreement entered 11/3/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 2. Sentenced 1/26/22 to 44 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- April 15, 2021
- Plea
- November 3, 2021
- Sentenced
- January 26, 2022
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding an Officer Using a Dangerous Weapon
- Civil Disorders, Aiding and Abetting
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority Using a Dangerous Weapon
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence
44 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/south-carolina-army-private-nicholas-languerand-consumed-by-qanon-sentenced-to-44-months-in-prison-michael-flynn-donald-trump/65-1ec0f1df-ac4c-4dcd-9a1a-8956fda64367 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-44-months-prison-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-capitol →
- https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-capitol-rioter-who-hurled-objects-at-police-gets-nearly-4-years-in-prison/article_63274dee-7d41-11ec-90f2-17da6175780d.html →
- https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/former-wolcott-jan-6-rioter-released-by-trump-order/article_e9eb0cca-df37-11ef-8c22-0fe256e1411f.html →
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