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Robert C. Chapman
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageRobert Chapman is a Carmel, New York man whose January 6 case became a national story for one reason: honesty caught up with him fast, and he owned it in court. FACT: Chapman was arrested April 22, 2021 after a Bumble dating match reported him to the FBI. He had told her he "stormed the Capitol." FBI agents matched that conversation to surveillance photos showing him inside Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. RYAN STATEMENT: Say what you want about how he got caught. What matters here is what happened after. He did not fight the record. He faced it. FACT: Chapman pleaded guilty to Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. He was sentenced May 18, 2022 to 18 months probation with 3 months of location monitoring, 60 hours of community service, a $742 fine, and $500 restitution. No prison time. FACT: On January 20, 2025, Robert Chapman received a full and unconditional pardon. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: News reports note Chapman had a prior arrest in New York in 2017 that helped investigators identify him. That is part of the public record. It does not define a man's whole life. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: Chapman also went by the name Robert Erick online. That is a detail from the FBI's own filing, not an accusation of anything beyond what the court record already states. This is the record, all of it, receipts included. Not just the parts that make a headline. A man showed up, was identified, took responsibility, served his sentence, and was pardoned. That is the story the court file tells. Release the bodycam. Show me the evidence. Same standard for every man in this archive, Robert Chapman included. CASE RECORD: Case No. 21-cr-676, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested April 22, 2021. Pleaded guilty December 16, 2021. Sentenced May 18, 2022. Full pardon January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 21-cr-676
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as 21-mj-372 Arrested 4/22/21. Initial appearance 4/27/21. Pleaded guilty on 12/16/21 Sentenced 5/18/22 to 3 months of home detention, followed by 18 months of probation, $742 fine, $500 restitution. Received a full pardon - 1/20/25.
- Arrested
- April 22, 2021
- Plea
- December 16, 2021
- Sentenced
- May 18, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Gounds Without Lawful Authority
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence
3 months of home detention, followed by 18 months of probation, $742 fine, $500 restitution
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