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Russell Dodge, Jr.

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Russell Dodge, Jr. is a New Jersey man whose January 6 case ended on the single least serious charge in the entire Capitol breach docket. FACT: Federal prosecutors filed a complaint against Russell Dodge on November 14, 2022. He was arrested the following day, November 15, 2022. Sources: DOJ Capitol Breach case record preserved in this archive; Sedition Tracker. FACT: The charge was one count under 40 U.S.C. 5104(e)(2)(G), parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. That is a petty offense, the lowest level charge brought in any of these cases. No assault. No weapon. No conspiracy. No felony. Source: Sedition Tracker. FACT: Russell Dodge was convicted on April 13, 2023, at a plea hearing before U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg. Source: Sedition Tracker. Read the charge again. Parading. That is the whole federal case against Russell Dodge, Jr., and it took the government almost two years to bring it. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. THE RECORD. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Magistrate case 1:22-mj-252. Criminal case 23-cr-0034, United States v. Dodge, before Judge James E. Boasberg. Complaint filed November 14, 2022. Arrested November 15, 2022. Convicted April 13, 2023. Residence listed as New Jersey. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: this archive previously carried only the magistrate number 1:22-mj-252, which is preserved above. The criminal case number 23-cr-0034 and the judge assignment come from Sedition Tracker and have not been confirmed against the docket itself. If you have the docket, send it. No public fundraiser or support page has been located for Russell Dodge, Jr. If one exists, this archive will link it. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.