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Ronnie Brian Presley

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Ronnie Brian Presley is a Middle Tennessee man from Bethpage, in Sumner County — a Tennessean who traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. FACT: Ronnie Presley was charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and pleaded guilty to interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder. FACT: He was sentenced on November 30, 2022 to 12 months of incarceration and $2,000 restitution, and served his sentence. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering January 6 defendants, which reached Ronnie Presley's case. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 1:21-cr-257. Arrested March 5, 2021; hometown Bethpage, Tennessee. 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
1:21-cr-257
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 3/5/21. Initial appearance held 3/8/21. Indicted 3/26/21. Arraigned 4/6/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 7/28/22. Sentenced 11/30/22 to 12 months of incarceration, 26 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
Arrested
March 5, 2021
Plea
July 28, 2022
Sentenced
November 30, 2022

Charges

  • Civil Disorder
  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
  • Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

12 months of incarceration, 26 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution

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