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Robert Colello

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Robert Colello is a young man from Los Angeles, California who was inside the United States Capitol for about one minute. One minute. The government spent three years building a case around sixty seconds. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS FACT: Court documents say Robert Colello spent roughly one minute inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Before going in he climbed a wall on the exterior of a set of stairs leading to the Upper West Terrace, and helped other people up onto a lower portion of the stairs. Once inside he saw tear gas deployed in the Rotunda and he left. FACT: He was not arrested until January 31, 2024. Three years after the fact. FACT: The counts he answered to were misdemeanors. Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds, and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Robert Colello pleaded guilty to those two misdemeanor counts. The remaining charges were dismissed. FACT: On June 21, 2024 he was sentenced to 12 months of probation, 50 hours of community service, $500 restitution, and a $20 special assessment. No prison. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed the clemency proclamation covering the January 6 prosecutions. Robert Colello received a full pardon. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE Nothing in this record charges Robert Colello of Los Angeles with assaulting anyone, with destroying anything, or with carrying a weapon. The government record on him is a minute inside a building and a boost up a set of stairs. That is what the paper says. Do not make it bigger than it is. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION We do not have his trade, his school, his family, or his own account. He was a young man when this started and he carried a federal case through his early twenties. If you know Robert Colello of Los Angeles, send it. CASE RECORD Jurisdiction: Federal, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested January 31, 2024. Pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts. Sentenced June 21, 2024 to 12 months probation and 50 hours of community service. Full pardon January 20, 2025. Charging document mirrored at CourtListener, linked on this page. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.