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Ruben Reyna

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Ruben Reyna is a Detroit, Michigan man who, when federal agents came to ask him about January 6, sat down and told them the truth. FACT: About a month after January 6, 2021, a tipster contacted the FBI about Ruben Reyna. Agents later interviewed him. THEIR ACCOUNT: In that interview Ruben Reyna acknowledged entering the building and said he had gotten "swept up in the passion of the moment." He did not run and he did not deny it. That admission is in the federal court record of his own case. FACT: A complaint was filed on September 7, 2023, and Ruben Reyna was arrested on September 10, 2023, more than two and a half years after January 6. FACT: He was charged with four counts. All four were misdemeanor or petty offenses. No violence charge. No assault charge. No weapon. No theft. No conspiracy. No property damage. FACT: He pleaded guilty to exactly one count, Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. FACT: On June 14, 2024, he was sentenced to 14 days of incarceration, 12 months of supervised release, $500 in restitution, and a $25 special assessment. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Ruben Reyna received a full pardon. Fourteen days. That was the whole of it, for a Detroit man who answered the door and answered the questions. CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Docket: CourtListener RECAP, gov.uscourts.dcd.260517 Complaint filed: September 7, 2023 Arrest: September 10, 2023 Disposition: Pleaded guilty to one count; sentenced June 14, 2024; full pardon January 20, 2025 SOURCES U.S. Department of Justice defendant page for REYNA, Ruben NPR Jan. 6 Archive database record for Reyna, Ruben Court filing mirrored at CourtListener RECAP This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.