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Richard "Bigo" Barnett

Pardoned January 6 defendant · appellate judgment vacated and case dismissed after clemency

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Richard Bigo Barnett is a Gravette, Arkansas man - born in Memphis in May 1960, a Second Amendment organizer, a classic-car trader, and one of the very few January 6 defendants who spent his own money helping other defendants pay their lawyers. He became the most photographed face of January 6. He is also, per fellow defendants, one of the quietest donors to their legal funds. WHO HE IS FACT - Barnett was born in Memphis, Tennessee in May 1960 and lives in Gravette, Benton County, in far northwest Arkansas (Wikipedia; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis). THEIR ACCOUNT - Barnett has said he worked as a firefighter in Memphis. Memphis Fire Services was unable to confirm the employment record, so this archive labels it as his account rather than as an established fact. It is his to prove or correct, and this profile will publish either. FACT - He has also been described as a former window salesman, and since his arrest has made his living buying and selling classic automobiles. FACT - Barnett is a co-founder of 2A NWA Stand, a Second Amendment rights organization in northwest Arkansas. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION - A donor message posted publicly on Richard Barnett GiveSendGo campaign, signed by a fellow January 6 defendant, credits him with donating on that platform to other defendants legal funds and calls his voice a guiding light for people facing the same lawfare. Public campaign comments are not court records, so this archive flags rather than asserts it - but it is on the page, in another defendant own words. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT - Barnett was arrested January 8, 2021, two days after January 6 - one of the first arrests in the entire investigation. FACT - On January 23, 2023 a jury found him guilty on eight counts, including felony civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. FACT - On May 24, 2023 he was sentenced to 54 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. He filed a direct appeal on June 9, 2023. FACT - On January 20, 2025 Richard Barnett received a full and unconditional presidential pardon. He was released from prison that night. The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him among pardon-certificate recipients. FACT - His appeal in the D.C. Circuit, docket 23-3086, was dismissed following the pardon, reported February 5, 2025. FACT - He has continued to press post-pardon claims in court, reported by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in October 2025. Charges are charges. A jury verdict is a jury verdict. A full pardon wipes the conviction. All three are in this record. SUPPORT Public campaign: https://www.givesendgo.com/RichardBarnett CASE RECORD Name: Richard Bigo Barnett Hometown: Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas; born Memphis, Tennessee, May 1960 Case number: 1:21-cr-00038-CRC-1 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; appeal, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 23-3086 Arrest: January 8, 2021 Verdict: guilty, jury trial, eight counts, January 23, 2023 Sentence: May 24, 2023 - 54 months Clemency: Full pardon, January 20, 2025 DOJ case page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/barnett-richard Search terms people use to find this page: Richard Barnett January 6, Bigo Barnett pardon, Richard Bigo Barnett Gravette Arkansas, Arkansas J6 pardon, pardoned January 6 defendant Pelosi office. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you - or your family - claiming it is free, forever.

Evidence on file

12 documents on file

Court2 documents

Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.

ruling · Jul 20, 2026

Olson v. McBride — Motion-to-dismiss ruling involving Barnett venue report (ECF No. 25)

Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald denied Joseph D. McBride and McBride Law Firm’s motion to dismiss a copyright claim concerning a community-attitude report filed in Richard Barnett’s January 6 venue-transfer motion. The ruling allowed the copyright case to proceed; it did not establish final infringement liability, damages, fair use, or any fact about Barnett’s guilt or innocence.

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docket · Jun 9, 2023

United States v. Richard Barnett — D.C. Circuit Appeal No. 23-3086

Public appellate docket identifying Barnett’s June 9, 2023 appeal from District of Columbia case 1:21-cr-00038-CRC-1.

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Govt response6 documents

Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.

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order · Jan 20, 2025

January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation

Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.

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order · Jan 20, 2025

Richard Barnett — January 6 Pardon Record

Office of the Pardon Attorney records showing Richard Barnett among certificate recipients under the January 20, 2025 January 6 clemency proclamation.

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other · Jan 20, 2025

Pardon Attorney record listing Richard Barnett as a certificate recipient

The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public FOIA release lists BARNETT, RICHARD among people issued a certificate under the January 20, 2025 January 6 pardon proclamation.

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article · May 24, 2023

Richard Barnett — DOJ Sentencing Record (May 24, 2023)

Justice Department release reporting a 54-month prison sentence and 36 months of supervised release. The release’s financial description conflicts with public docket-derived summaries and requires native-judgment resolution.

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article · Jan 23, 2023

Richard Barnett — DOJ Verdict Record (January 23, 2023)

Justice Department release recording the jury verdict in United States v. Barnett. Government descriptions of conduct are attributed to the prosecution and trial record.

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article · Jan 8, 2021

DOJ arrest announcement — Richard Barnett

The Justice Department announced Barnett’s January 8, 2021 arrest. The release stated that the complaint was an accusation and that he was presumed innocent at that stage.

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News4 documents

Press coverage.

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motion · Sep 29, 2025

Richard Barnett — Motion to Return Restitution and Assessments

Report on a September 29, 2025 motion seeking return of $2,455 after vacatur and dismissal. The report states the government did not oppose the request; no native disposition was found in this review.

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article · Feb 5, 2025

Reported D.C. Circuit dismissal following Richard Barnett’s pardon

Arkansas local reporting states that the D.C. Circuit dismissed Barnett’s case after the January 20, 2025 pardon. The native appellate dismissal order has not yet been captured.

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ruling · Feb 5, 2025

Richard Barnett — Post-Pardon Vacatur, Remand, and Dismissal

Procedural report stating that after the pardon the government sought vacatur, the D.C. Circuit remanded, and the district case was dismissed in February 2025. Native orders remain a capture priority.

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article · Jan 30, 2025

Richard Barnett — Post-Release Newsmax Statement

Published account of Barnett’s January 30, 2025 Newsmax appearance. Statements are attributed to Barnett and are not archive findings.

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