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Robert Steven Dowell

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Robert Steven Dowell is a 71-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Palm Bay, Florida who answered his country's call decades before he ever set foot near the Capitol. FACT: According to sentencing memos filed in federal court, Robert Dowell served in the United States Army. That service came first. Everything else in this file came later, and came down to a matter of minutes inside a public building. Robert Dowell was arrested on April 17, 2024 in Orlando, more than three years after January 6, 2021. FACT: He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors: Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. FACT: He was sentenced. There is no assault charge here. No weapon charge. No felony. A 71-year-old veteran from Palm Bay who served his country, then years later walked through a door he should not have, and admitted to exactly that and nothing more. That is the file on Robert Steven Dowell. Palm Bay, Florida knows Robert Dowell as a neighbor with a lifetime of service behind him, not as a headline. The federal case record does not tell the story of the years he wore the uniform. This profile exists to put both in front of you, side by side, so the record is complete. January 20, 2025: President Trump issued a sweeping clemency proclamation covering January 6 defendants nationwide. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: whether Robert Dowell's case was directly resolved by that proclamation is not confirmed in the sources reviewed for this profile. He does not appear on the Tampa Bay area pardon list reviewed for this run, which does not rule out separate action; this page will be corrected the moment Ryan or the family confirms the status. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested April 17, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Charges: Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Disposition: guilty plea, misdemeanors, sentenced. Robert Dowell wore the uniform first. A misdemeanor Capitol charge does not undo that service. Read the record. Judge the whole man, not one afternoon. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.